Locum Consultant in Perinatal Psychiatry
St Johns Hospital
Reference - 249443
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.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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 Fixed Term, part time (36 hours per week) post based in St Johns Hospital.
This is a part time (9 Programmed Activities) 12 month locum position working alongside a consultant colleague, a specialty and a trainee doctor providing a specialist inpatient perinatal psychiatry service to the patients of NHS Lothian, NHS Borders, NHS Fife, NHS Tayside and NHS Highlands. There are no associated on-call duties. Additional activities can be explored to make the post full-time if that is preferable.
The post will be based at St. Johns’ Hospital, Livingston. The post holder will be the clinical lead for the regional mother and baby unit and its thriving multidisciplinary team. Together with colleagues, the postholder will provide Maternity Liaison Psychiatry input to women delivering at St.John’s Hospital.
The post holder will be responsible clinical lead for the Mother and Baby Unit, Dr Vikki Argent Consultant Psychiatrist is psychiatric lead for Maternity liaison and the Community Perinatal Mental Health Team.
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 Wojcik, Clinical Director for REAS Specialist Services
0131 242 1398 or Wojtek.wojcik@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***
Closing Date: 06/06/2026
