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Consultant in Perinatal Psychiatry
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Job Title: CONSULTANT IN PERINATAL PSYCHIATRY
Department: MOTHER AND BABY UNIT
Base: ST JOHN’S HOSPITAL, LIVINGSTON
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent part time (36 hours per week) post based in St Johns Hospital
You may also be required to work at any of NHS Edinburgh and the Lothian’s sites.
Post Summary:
This is a part time (9Programmed Activities) position working alongside other consultant colleagues providing a specialist inpatient perinatal psychiatry service to the patients of NHS Lothian, NHS Borders, NHS Fife, NHS Tayside and NHS HighlandsIf preferred, further clinical sessions in NHS Lothian are available by negotiation. There are no associated on-call duties.
The post will be based at St. Johns’ Hospital, Livingston, collaborating with two community-based consultants and a thriving multidisciplinary team. The post holder will be the clinical lead for the regional mother and baby unit. Outpatient clinic responsibilities include a small catchment area of the city of Edinburgh, with a clinic held there. Together with colleagues, the postholder will provide Maternity Liaison Psychiatry input to women delivering at St.John’s Hospital.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Wojtek Wotcik
Email: wojtek.wojcik@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
or
Andrew Watson
Email: Andrew.watson11@nhs.scot
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***