Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work along side the existing perinatal mental health specialist in Brighton and Hove . The Post holder, working within Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT) will be responsible for leading and developing Perinatal and Infant Mental Health services across the local health sector The Post holder will ensure, jointly with other services, the development of multi-disciplinary pathways, policies, and procedures to address the mental health needs of women in the perinatal period and their families. This is an established service and the team also work collaboratively with their west Sussex counterparts . The post sits within the Brighton and Hove Heathy Futures Team based at Tarner Family Hub a highly specialist team that works with hard to reach families and vulnerable families and is well supported by our safeguarding team and nursing Heads of service providing robust clinical supervision and support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a specialist practitioner to manage, develop and lead family based care in the perinatal period where the parents have or are at risk of developing mental health difficulties and where these are likely to impact on their infant's emotional development. This will supplement the care given by the universal health visiting service.
Act as an advocate for parents and their infants with perinatal mental health difficulties to ensure they receive active and effective care. This will be done by liaison with adult mental health, perinatal services and other partner agencies.
To Lead on Perinatal and Infant Mental Health training for all 0-5 teams in line with NICE/IHV guidance and the HCP, including the roll out of Promotional Guides. Provide awareness training for partner and third sector agencies. The post holder will lead the provision of perinatal and infant mental health awareness training, support and advice to the wider workforce
To improve the quality of the learning environment by providing evidence-based consultation, support, supervision and training to colleagues to develop their skills in critical thinking, reflective practice and knowledge about perinatal and infant mental health and the importance of whole family engagement. This will include identifying, sourcing and planning training required for clinical teams and leading the evaluation and benefits realisation of the impact of training on clinical outcomes.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have key specialist clinical, consultative, training, practice development and strategic responsibilities; providing a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the field of perinatal and infant mental health, acting as a professional role model, providing leadership and support to the HCP 0-5 teams.
Participate in strategic and other identified meetings as directed, providing specialist advice and guidance on the policies and practices that impact on perinatal and infant mental health including fathers and non-birthing partners and feedback information as appropriate to senior managers.
The post holder would be expected to be an active member of the Sussex Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Network.They will establish networks and effective partnerships between health visitors, midwives, GPs, Specialist Perinatal Mental Health services (including Specialist PMH midwives), Adult and Child Mental Health Services and other agencies, that are focused on improving clinical quality standards in the field of perinatal and infant mental health, ensuring a clear understanding of the health visiting role within the Regional Perinatal Mental Health pathway.
Develop comprehensive care pathways for women and families affected by mild, moderate and severe maternal mental health problems in active collaboration with colleagues, specialist mental health services and other providers of mental health services (e.g. GPs, midwives, IAPT services, 3rd sector organisations)
Provide evidence based consultation, support and training to colleagues to develop their skills in critical thinking, reflective practice and knowledge about Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and the importance of whole family engagement.
Work with others to deliver health and support services to ensure effective resource-deployment and that the services are provided in a coordinated way.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have key specialist clinical, consultative, training, practice development and strategic responsibilities; providing a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the field of perinatal and infant mental health, acting as a professional role model, providing leadership and support to the HCP 0-5 teams.
Participate in strategic and other identified meetings as directed, providing specialist advice and guidance on the policies and practices that impact on perinatal and infant mental health including fathers and non-birthing partners and feedback information as appropriate to senior managers.
The post holder would be expected to be an active member of the Sussex Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Network.They will establish networks and effective partnerships between health visitors, midwives, GPs, Specialist Perinatal Mental Health services (including Specialist PMH midwives), Adult and Child Mental Health Services and other agencies, that are focused on improving clinical quality standards in the field of perinatal and infant mental health, ensuring a clear understanding of the health visiting role within the Regional Perinatal Mental Health pathway.
Develop comprehensive care pathways for women and families affected by mild, moderate and severe maternal mental health problems in active collaboration with colleagues, specialist mental health services and other providers of mental health services (e.g. GPs, midwives, IAPT services, 3rd sector organisations)
Provide evidence based consultation, support and training to colleagues to develop their skills in critical thinking, reflective practice and knowledge about Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and the importance of whole family engagement.
Work with others to deliver health and support services to ensure effective resource-deployment and that the services are provided in a coordinated way.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Mobility to travel across sites
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN HV/SN) Qualification
- Additional training or equivalent demonstrable experience in working with perinatal and infant Mental Health and vulnerable families.
Desirable
- Evidence of a leadership qualification (or equivalent demonstrable experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with children Perinatal Infant Mental Health and vulnerable families
- Demonstratable experience of multidisciplinary working in a safeguarding and Early Help agenda
- Demonstrable experience of leading innovation and development/service improvement
- Demonstrate teaching experience skills and knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge and ability to maintain robust clinical governance to deliver safe, high-quality service
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- To be able to maintain databases, operate electronic systems and produce reports
- To be able to generate reports to enable the wider system to understand the demand, activity and outcomes for the children and families you are working with.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
- Demonstrates the ability to work effectively within a multi - disciplinary team
- The ability to deliver sensitive information to families in a way that considers their level of understanding
- Ability to respond appropriately to children and their families in need and/or children at risk in accordance safeguarding guidance
- Ability to lead and manage a team and working on own initiative and prioritising Workload Ability to lead change.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Mobility to travel across sites
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN HV/SN) Qualification
- Additional training or equivalent demonstrable experience in working with perinatal and infant Mental Health and vulnerable families.
Desirable
- Evidence of a leadership qualification (or equivalent demonstrable experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with children Perinatal Infant Mental Health and vulnerable families
- Demonstratable experience of multidisciplinary working in a safeguarding and Early Help agenda
- Demonstrable experience of leading innovation and development/service improvement
- Demonstrate teaching experience skills and knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge and ability to maintain robust clinical governance to deliver safe, high-quality service
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- To be able to maintain databases, operate electronic systems and produce reports
- To be able to generate reports to enable the wider system to understand the demand, activity and outcomes for the children and families you are working with.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
- Demonstrates the ability to work effectively within a multi - disciplinary team
- The ability to deliver sensitive information to families in a way that considers their level of understanding
- Ability to respond appropriately to children and their families in need and/or children at risk in accordance safeguarding guidance
- Ability to lead and manage a team and working on own initiative and prioritising Workload Ability to lead change.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
