Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Perinatal Psychiatry

Perinatal mental health services have undergone a time of huge expansion nationally. Locally this has led to the development of a comprehensive perinatal mental health service for South Birmingham during Wave 1 of national funding. Wave 2 of this national funding has led to the creation of comprehensive services covering the Black Country and West Birmingham and the North & East Birmingham and Solihull. All teams are multi-disciplinary and comprise of specialist practitioners from relevant disciplines - psychology, nursing, OT, nursery nurses. These teams work alongside the well-established existing 10 bedded inpatient Mother and Baby Unit and its inreach/outreach team, which accepts referrals from across the country. The Mother and Baby Unit is now commissioned by the West Midlands Perinatal Provider Collaborative.

This post provides consultant cover for the West perinatal community team working alongside another Consultant. An important aspect of this post will be supporting the continued development of perinatal mental health community teams.

Main duties of the job

Some of main duties and responsibilities:

1.Provide expert assessment and treatment of women with a wide range of mental health problems during pregnancy and the post-partum period

2. Collaborate with other providers of maternal mental health care within West Birmingham and the West Midlands region towards more integrated referral pathways and patterns of care.

3.Provide psychiatric leadership and clinical expertise to support the work of multi-disciplinary teams. Contribute to the teaching and training of all professionals coming into contact with women during the perinatal period in relation to maternal mental health across the region

4. Provide evidence-based bio-psychosocial interventions to promote recovery and social inclusion

5. Responsible for the prescription of appropriate treatments, including drug treatments.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.