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The Specialist Perinatal Service sits within our Specialist Adult Mental Health Leadership Team and provides services across the catchment area of CWP. Our service has been developed via partnership working with Mersey Care NHS Trust to deliver a health and social care Partnership specialist community perinatal mental health service across the footprint of the Cheshire and Mersey health and social care partnership.

The Cheshire and Mersey Specialist Perinatal Service provides a multidisciplinary specialist community service for the assessment and treatment of women with moderate to severe mental illnesses in pregnancy and postnatally across the footprint of the Cheshire and Mersey STP. In addition to direct clinical care the service provides consultation, supervision, and support to a range of other services which treat women who may be experiencing perinatal mental health problems.

The service will also provide supervision and support to specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwives and Health Visitors, Tiers 1 and 2 Perinatal Mental Health Services in the area, and other psychological therapy services working with women in the perinatal period.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be directly involved with the assessment, diagnoses and management of pregnant and post-natal women referred with severe, complex difficulties or prominent risk issues. They will provide consultation and joint working for pregnant or post-natal women open to other mental health teams
• Utilise a flexible approach to delivery of clinical care so that it best meets the needs of mother and infant at any given time.
• Support colleagues in other specialist mental health services and within primary care – particularly GPs, midwives, health visitors, IAPT and social care services -to facilitate all women receiving evidenced based, good quality mental health care during the perinatal period.
• Contribute to the education and training of staff from a variety of disciplines that meet women during the perinatal period.
• Contribute to the development of the service and be actively involved in the critical evaluation of its effectiveness over time.
• Be readily available during the working week so that medical and nursing staff can communicate and consult freely.
• Ensure that management plans are clearly displayed in the medical records and undertake administrative duties associated with the care of the patient.
• Foster relationships between staff within each organisation, and also with the local Clinical Commissioning Groups.
• To act as an Approved Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Bronze’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A ‘Guide to completing your application form’ can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

If your disability meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please also inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for our Armed Forces community. Please answer YES’ to the question in the application form.

All new clinical support staff will be required to have completed or working towards the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2 day training to be completed within 6 months of start date).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

CWP encourages and supports all staff to become vaccinated against COVID-19.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Job title

Consultant perinatal psychiatrist

Email address

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