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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a part-time post of 16 hours per week. (Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.
The MBU opened in 2004 at the Southern General Hospital. In January 2014 it relocated to purpose-built accommodation at Leverndale Hospital.
The community service currently provides assessment and care for pregnant and postnatal women in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area in outpatient, home and other community settings. A maternity liaison service is provided to the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Maternity Unit and Royal Alexandra Hospital Maternity Unit. In addition, the service provides pre-pregnancy assessment for women with at high risk of severe perinatal mental illness and those on complex psychotropic regimes. The community team is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals including psychiatrists, mental health nurses, nursery nurses, occupational therapist, social worker, psychologists, parent infant therapist and administrators. The community service is fully accredited through the RCPsych CCQI Perinatal Quality Network.
There has been significant expansion of services funded by the Scottish Government in recent years to increase perinatal and infant mental health provision across Scotland.
The successful applicant will be expected to work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive community and maternity liaison perinatal mental health service to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
The On Call Rota covers the whole of South Glasgow and full time Consultants are on call once in 30 days. There will be a possibility of opting out of on-call duties after a minimum of three years on the on call rota.
For more information, please contact: Dr Ashleigh Macaulay, Consultant Psychiatrist, 0141 211 6500, Ashleigh.Macaulay2@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
INTERVIEW DATE: 27/05/2025
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