Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated perinatal community mental health nurse to join our expanding Perinatal Mental Health Team on a fixed term part time contract that will be covering maternity leave.
We are a specialist service that strives to deliver excellent standards of care to expectant and new mothers with severe and complex mental health problems. The team is multi-disciplinary and works directly with women and their family's providing assessment, interventions and support for pregnant women and women within the postnatal period with a range of mental health needs.
You will join a friendly multidisciplinary team who are innovative and have a patient centred approach at the heart of their delivery.There are extensive training opportunities, and regular reflective practice and supervision.
The PMHT covers Telford and Shropshire area. The team base is in Bridgnorth, and we use other MPFT facilities across the county along with blended working options/
Perinatal and maternal mental health services in Shropshire won The Positive Practice in Mental Health (PPiMH) Award in 2021 and were commended in 2025.
Main duties of the job
- Provide high quality comprehensive specialist assessment.
- Management of a complex caseload.
- Develop individual care plans in conjunction with women, families and wider MDT.
- Undertake risk assessment and management.
- Utilise outcome measures as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
- Contribute to service development.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner.
- Deliver evidence based and innovative approached to care of mothers with their babies and families.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by
Supporting your career development and progression.
Excellent NHS Pension scheme
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
Options for flexible working
Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
Free car parking at all trust sites
Free flu vaccination every year
Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single Assessment Process).
- Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
- Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
- Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
- Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
- Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
- Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
- Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.
- Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the ward/department (as set by the responsible nurse) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
- The post holder will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and professional guidelines.
- Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.
- Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required.
Please see the job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single Assessment Process).
- Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
- Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
- Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
- Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
- Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
- Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
- Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.
- Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the ward/department (as set by the responsible nurse) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
- The post holder will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and professional guidelines.
- Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.
- Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required.
Please see the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health Nurse
- Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.
Desirable
- BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level
- Non - medical Prescriber
- Psychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, CBTp, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT
- Phlebotomy
- Qualification in coaching
- Qualification in providing supervision
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- Experience of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health needs/knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group.
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs.
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously.
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.
- Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
- Experience of leading/contributing to CPA/SAP process.
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health NICE Guidelines.
- Understanding of the principles of the Care Programme Approach and Community Care Act
- Demonstrate understanding of Equality and Anti-discriminatory practice
- Knowledge of the wide range of statutory independent and third sector service provision for adults with mental ill health
- Knowledge of other relevant local and national documents/drivers that affects practice
- Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans
- Knowledge and experience of holistic assessment of someone's mental ill health, strengths and needs and appropriate nursing and multi-disciplinary and agency interventions.
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
- Knowledge of the physical health needs and monitoring requirements for people receiving adult community mental health services
- Skilled in interventions to engage people difficult to engage
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
- Range of Interpersonal skills, (communication, listening, working collaboratively) maintaining good working relationships with service users/carers, other service providers and agencies
- Ability to manage staff/support workers and to incorporate management/leadership skills into practice including: promoting positivity, supporting innovation, management of performance, delegation and caseload and clinical supervision.
- Supervisory skills and knowledge to be able to provide clinical supervision
- Ability to work to agreed Quality Standards (CQUINS, CQC, MONITOR, NHSLA, NHS OUTCOMES and others)
Desirable
- Skilled in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures including; GAD7, PHQ9, CAARMS, PANNS, SWEMWBS, Lunsers, GASS
- Knowledge of other relevant local and national documents/drivers that affects practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health Nurse
- Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.
Desirable
- BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level
- Non - medical Prescriber
- Psychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, CBTp, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT
- Phlebotomy
- Qualification in coaching
- Qualification in providing supervision
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- Experience of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health needs/knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group.
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs.
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously.
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.
- Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
- Experience of leading/contributing to CPA/SAP process.
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health NICE Guidelines.
- Understanding of the principles of the Care Programme Approach and Community Care Act
- Demonstrate understanding of Equality and Anti-discriminatory practice
- Knowledge of the wide range of statutory independent and third sector service provision for adults with mental ill health
- Knowledge of other relevant local and national documents/drivers that affects practice
- Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans
- Knowledge and experience of holistic assessment of someone's mental ill health, strengths and needs and appropriate nursing and multi-disciplinary and agency interventions.
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
- Knowledge of the physical health needs and monitoring requirements for people receiving adult community mental health services
- Skilled in interventions to engage people difficult to engage
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
- Range of Interpersonal skills, (communication, listening, working collaboratively) maintaining good working relationships with service users/carers, other service providers and agencies
- Ability to manage staff/support workers and to incorporate management/leadership skills into practice including: promoting positivity, supporting innovation, management of performance, delegation and caseload and clinical supervision.
- Supervisory skills and knowledge to be able to provide clinical supervision
- Ability to work to agreed Quality Standards (CQUINS, CQC, MONITOR, NHSLA, NHS OUTCOMES and others)
Desirable
- Skilled in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures including; GAD7, PHQ9, CAARMS, PANNS, SWEMWBS, Lunsers, GASS
- Knowledge of other relevant local and national documents/drivers that affects practice
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Shropshire Perinatal Community Team
Northgate Centre, Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 4EN
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
