Overview
The vision for Perinatal Mental Health Community Services in South West London (SWL) is that every woman will understand how to access services to support the psychosocial wellbeing of herself, her infant and her family to prevent and manage mental illness. Every woman will be able to access specialist perinatal mental health care and treatment at the right time, at the right level and at the right location, and every clinician will understand how and where to refer women. With two points of access across SWL, provided in partnership by SLaM in Croydon, and SWLStG in Richmond, Kingston, Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth, a high-quality specialist service will be delivered for women with moderate to severe complexity related to their perinatal care. Early identification and treatment from a specialist perinatal community mental health team will be provided for women resident in the six South West London boroughs during the antenatal period until the postnatal period, expanding to 15 months in January 2024 and gradually building this up to 24 months. The post-holder will lead, jointly with the other consultant, on the perinatal care for the residents of Wandsworth borough.
Role
This is a post within the well-established Perinatal team at South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust. The post holder will be a member of the Trust's wider Perinatal Mental Health Community Services Team (the Perinatal Team). The Team has been gradually expanding since 2017, as part of the national implementation of the NHS Long-Term Plan. The Trust is part of the newly created South London Perinatal Provider Collaborative, alongside OXLEAS and SLaM. The Team is based in the South West London area and serves multiple boroughs as part of the Trusts services.
Employer and Values
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust provides a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist services. We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as 'good' and we aim to be 'outstanding'. Our values are consistency, compassion, collaboration, respect and openness, with the mission of "making life better together". We offer flexible working where possible.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As part of our commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports staff networks and promotes diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Committed Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people with protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.
* BME (Evolve) Staff Network
* Christian Staff Network
* DiverseAbility
* Deaf Staff Network
* Mental Health Staff Forum
* Women's Staff Network
* LGBTQIA+
Armed Forces and Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant. We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for candidates with a disability.
Important Notices
* The closing date listed is a guide and the vacancy may close earlier if a sufficient number of applications are received.
* Submitting your application may transfer it to a third-party e-recruitment system.
* If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application may not be successful.
* Priority consideration may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
* If successful, you authorise the Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
* Your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles).
* We are a smoke-free Trust.
Please refer to the attached JDPS for a detailed job description and main responsibilities.
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