Main area Psychiatry - Perinatal Mental Health Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 9 sessions per week (Monday / Tues / Weds / Friday 09:00 - 17:00 hrs (Non working day Thursday)) Job ref 130-MHSG10094S

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Tonna Hospital Town Neath Salary £114,099 - £166,585 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/05/2026 23:59

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:

• Caring for each other in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
• Working together as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
• Always improving so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.

Job overview

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

The Perinatal Mental Health Service welcomes applications for the role of Consultant Psychiatrist for Uned Gobaith Mother & Baby Unit.

Uned Gobaith is a Regional 6 Bed Specialist Mother & Baby Psychiatric Inpatient Unit in South Wales.

The service welcomes a motivated and patient centred Individual to join the multi-disciplinary team. Presenting an exciting opportunity for the post holder to contribute to the ongoing development of the service & shaping Perinatal Mental Health Inpatient Care for Wales.

Main duties of the job

Provide evidence based Mental Health Assessment, diagnosis and treatment to Women/ Birthing Individuals at increased risk of, or presenting with, symptoms of mental illness during the perinatal period, including patients.

Undertake thorough assessment of risk, prepare risk formulation and management plans as part of a Multi-disciplinary Team for patients admitted to MBU.

Fulfill role of Responsible Clinician for patients admitted to the MBU.

Contribute to the safeguarding of Vulnerable groups by practicing in line with All Wales Safeguarding policy. Including the preparation of reports, attending meetings and building positive working relationships with multi-agency colleagues.

Provide professional Consultation and Education to professionals working with women / birthing individuals and their families across the perinatal mental health pathway.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC
• On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Psychiatry or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
• Licensed to practice
• Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education

Experience

• Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff ("Working Together")
• Values partnership with other agencies ("Working Together")
• Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
• Experience of Working with Patients experiencing mental illness, and their families, during the perinatal period.
• Experience of research in Perinatal Mental Health or Experience of research in subject relevant to the speciality ie Women and Child Health
• Experience of professional practice within Perinatal Mental Health Services

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly ("Caring for each other")
• Excellent knowledge in Perinatal Psychiatry
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Ability to meet all duties under MHA and MCA
• Ability to assess & manage risk underpinned by consideration of current evidence base, clinical experience, and MDT perspectives.
• Ability to work co-productively with Service Users (and their relatives) ie the production of care & treatment plans & the design and delivery of service improvement projects

Personal Attributes

• Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
• Ability to undertake on-call
• Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
• Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals
• Welsh Language Skills / Ability to speak Welsh

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Allyson Witts
Job title Clinical Director
Email address Allyson.Witts@wales.nhs.uk
Telephone number 01656 753067

Additional information
Anita Rees - Service Manager Perinatal Mental Health Services.