Job overview

Perinatal Mental Health Teams (PMHTs) are secondary care mental health teams that specialise in supporting women and birthing people in the perinatal period (pregnancy through until 12 months postnatal) who have severe and complex mental health difficulties. We assess and treat a range of difficulties including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, personality disorders and eating disorders.

Some of these difficulties may be longstanding or emerge in the context of pregnancy or birth. The service is designed to provide timely input to parents and families to mitigate the impact of mental health disorder on the child. We are a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, nursing, occupational therapy, and nursery nursing. The service works closely with maternity/obstetric services as well as other agencies (e.g., health visiting and social services).

We have close links with the Mother-Baby Unit...