Our Brockington Parent and Baby Unit is welcoming applications to their post of Consultant in Perinatal Psychiatry in Stafford.
The Brockington Parent and Baby Unit is located within the grounds of St George’s Hospital. This is an 8-bed unit which accepts referrals locally, regionally and nationally.
MPFT are the lead provider for the West Midlands Perinatal Provider Collaborative and Brockington Parent and Baby Unit is one of two inpatient units. Therefore, the Consultant will play an integral role in shaping this development.
You will be responsible for providing specialist mental health services to pregnant and postnatal women on the Brockington Parent and Baby Unit based at St George’s Hospital in Stafford. You will take responsibility for all admitted patients.
The unit works as part of a whole Perinatal Service incorporating two perinatal community teams across South Staffordshire and Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin as well as, a maternal mental health service.
The main duties of the post consist of the following:
Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of issues relating to mental and physical health for acutely ill adult female inpatients and their infants. You will take responsibility for patients who are detained under a section of the Mental Health Act (1983), consider the patient’s capacity and consent to treatment at all times and ensure all care planning is completed in line with legal documentation. All clinical work will be done in the context of the trauma informed and recovery approach, placing the service user at the centre of the planning and decision making. The consultant will be available to review patients and attend the community MDT.
Provide clinical leadership to the community / outpatient / liaison perinatal mental health team as required.
Provide pre-pregnancy counselling to women referred to the service from within the Trust catchment area.
Lead on the delivery of high-quality care in all settings and to be mindful of quality targets set by the Trust and those set nationally.
To carry out the clinical duties within this post, it is a requirement that the post holder can understand the prediction, detection, prevention and management of mental disorder in pregnant and postnatal women, the inter relationship between mental disorder and pregnancy and the postpartum period, and the wider effects of mental disorder on child development and the mother-infant relationship.
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application .
For further information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description or please contact Victoria Dyson-Lynne
