Fixed Term Lewisham Perinatal Consultant Psychiatrist

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed consultant psychiatrist to work in a specialist perinatal service, providing flexible clinical leadership and consultant responsibility and working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team including an existing consultant. The post holder will provide clinical work specifically in the Lewisham Perinatal Community Mental Health Service in the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)., The post holder will work closely with the expanded multidisciplinary team including perinatal psychiatric nurses, nursery nurses, occupational therapist, social worker, link midwife, the psychologist in the team as well as the SLaM Clinical Service Lead.

The post holder's core clinical work will include providing psychiatric input (during office hours) to patients referred from maternity services at Lewisham University Hospital, Primary Care, Secondary mental health Services and other agencies e.g. Health Visitors or Children & Families Social Care. Types of assessments include a comprehensive psychiatric assessment for women with either a history of or current severe mental illness during the pregnancy or postnatal period. Assessments may also be offered for preconception counselling. The post holder will regularly update their knowledge and skills in the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy and breast feeding. They will also contribute to, and when needed lead, multi agency working and the importance of safeguarding issues related to the unborn child and the baby.

1. General conditions for all Trust Employees

The post holder will be employed by the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. All employees are subject to the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

All employees are subject to the requirements of the Data Protection Act, and must maintain strict confidentiality in respect to patient and staff records.

Equal Opportunities: all employees must comply with the Trust Equal Opportunity Policy and must not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national grounds, marital status, disability or any other grounds.

Smoking: South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS Trust and the partners we work with operate smoke-free environments. Staff are not permitted to smoke, or to use electronic 'vaping' equipment on site. Smoking cessation support is available to staff.

Each employee must be aware and comply within his/her own role. This includes adherence to prevention of infection. The post holder is required to adhere to the standards of conduct expected of all NHS managers set out in the Code of Conduct for NHS managers. Employees must be aware of their responsibilities to protect service users, visitors and employees against the risks of acquiring health care associated infections, in accordance with Trust policy.

Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Children Act 1989, 2004.