A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The post is in Cambridge, Union House. The newly appointed consultant psychiatrist will work in a job share with another substantive consultant perinatal psychiatrist to provide clinical leadership of the South Perinatal Mental Health Team and offer advice, assessment, and treatment for all perinatal patients with severe and/or complex mental health conditions in the area. The consultant is expected to form close working relationships with local maternity, health‑visiting mental health champions, primary care colleagues, the Primary Care Mental Health team, and the local Mother and Baby Unit, Kingfisher MBU, Norwich. The post may be assigned to Specialty Trainees or GPVTS Trainees on rotation.
* Provide clinical leadership and responsibility for the provision of a specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team to the south half of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in a job share with the other consultant colleague.
* Advise, assess, and manage patients with severe and/or complex mental health conditions in the perinatal period and provide preconception counselling.
* Deliver evidence‑based treatments and provide expertise in respect to treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
* Liaise with statutory and non‑statutory sector agencies including maternity, social services, primary care and secondary care colleagues.
* Ensure excellence in and continuity of care, including safe and efficient patient records.
* Contribute to the teaching, training and mentoring of junior medical staff and in‑service training and supervision of multi‑disciplinary team (MDT) members.
* Work closely with other consultants to provide appropriate consultant cover 9 am to 5 pm and for periods of annual/study/special leave during the week.
Key Clinical Responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to the team, contributing to the advice and assessment of perinatal patients referred to the service for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and supporting MDT members who carry out assessments. The post holder will facilitate accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that patients and their families receive integrated, evidence‑based treatment delivered in a timely manner in accordance with the recovery model. Ongoing treatments will be evidence‑based and supported by NICE guidelines, maintaining a biopsychosocial approach.
Post holder is required to maintain Section 12(2) status and Approved Clinician status and have a comprehensive awareness of Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Care Act legislation. They will participate in Mental Health Act assessments when possible. The post holder will be committed to a multidisciplinary approach to care, actively contributing to MDT and formulation meetings, and working closely with care coordinators, other CPFT services and statutory agencies. They will foster close working relationships with key stakeholders in the perinatal pathway, lead the perinatal training programme development locally, and contribute to the perinatal training of the workforce.
The Service
The Perinatal Mental Health Team (PMHT) is a specialist community mental health team operating in two main locations, Peterborough and Cambridge, to meet the local families’ needs and foster close working relationships with local maternity, health visiting, primary care, statutory and voluntary organisations. The PMHT is multidisciplinary, comprising psychiatrists, psychologists, perinatal clinical nurse specialists, occupational therapists, social workers, nursery nurses and support workers. The PMHT will expand further in line with the NHS England Long‑term Plan.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, and to empower them to lead a fulfilling life. We recruit high‑calibre candidates who share our vision and values, and as an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Apr 2026.
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