Job summary
I'm Gaby, one of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurses within the South Perinatal team. We support women with severe or complex mental health conditions who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or have a child under one.
We provide high quality, evidence-based specialist advice, assessment, and interventions. Our team includes Psychiatrists, Nurses, OT's, Social Workers, Nursery Nurses, Psychologists and Peer Support workers who work alongside each other to provide holistic and quality care for our patients.
When I joined the team, I did not have much prior experience of working with perinatal mental illness, but became interested when working with patients during this period in my previous role. I found the team supportive and welcoming and this has allowed me to progress in my career within perinatal mental health.
You will have the opportunity to further your knowledge and be provided with specialised training to support you within this role. This is a great opportunity to join a developing service and make a real difference in women's care. If you are successful, you will work with mothers, their infants and families who are at risk of or experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health conditions.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will work as part of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team to ensure that women with severe or complex mental health conditions who are planning pregnancy, are pregnant or have a child under one, receive high quality, evidence-based specialist advice, assessment and interventions.
- To ensure the provision of specialist advice, consultation, liaison and education to professionals who work with women contemplating pregnancy and during the perinatal period.
- The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist is to hold a small caseload of the most complex, high-risk cases, provide and assist the development of skills, knowledge and understanding regarding the risks associated with this client group both with internal and external partners.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To work directly with complex, high-risk women, their infants and families who are at risk of or are experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health problems.
- To attend perinatal referral and clinical meetings to offer support and participate in clinical decision making.
- To take a lead role in ensuring that a high standard of multi-disciplinary care planning is in place and to be accountable for the nursing contribution to the process. To ensure that the nursing team provide accurate and high-quality patient records.
- To maintain personal and professional development by providing direct clinical work to individuals and their families with appropriate evidence-based intervention.
- To encourage and develop user and carer involvement.
- To support the Directorate with the investigation process and learning lessons from serious incidents and complaints.
- To undertake any other duties which may reasonably be required by the Service.
- To support the manager in developing and implementing change within the team.
- To be part of the continual development of the Countywide Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
- To contribute to the development and delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Training and Education to other staffing groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To work directly with complex, high-risk women, their infants and families who are at risk of or are experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health problems.
- To attend perinatal referral and clinical meetings to offer support and participate in clinical decision making.
- To take a lead role in ensuring that a high standard of multi-disciplinary care planning is in place and to be accountable for the nursing contribution to the process. To ensure that the nursing team provide accurate and high-quality patient records.
- To maintain personal and professional development by providing direct clinical work to individuals and their families with appropriate evidence-based intervention.
- To encourage and develop user and carer involvement.
- To support the Directorate with the investigation process and learning lessons from serious incidents and complaints.
- To undertake any other duties which may reasonably be required by the Service.
- To support the manager in developing and implementing change within the team.
- To be part of the continual development of the Countywide Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
- To contribute to the development and delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Training and Education to other staffing groups.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health difficulties
- Extensive experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care pathway
- Extensive experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Desirable
- Experience of working within a perinatal mental health setting
- Experience of supervising Staff clinically
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Provision of specialist nursing advice in relation to care delivery
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent ability to develop good therapeutic relationships
- Able to establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers and groups about difficult or complex matters
- Skills in influencing, empowering, developing and shaping the behaviours of others
Desirable
- Advanced Clinical Skills in the delivery of psychological therapies. Assessment, planning and therapeutic intervention.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently across Trust sites within a timely manner.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health difficulties
- Extensive experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care pathway
- Extensive experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Desirable
- Experience of working within a perinatal mental health setting
- Experience of supervising Staff clinically
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Provision of specialist nursing advice in relation to care delivery
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent ability to develop good therapeutic relationships
- Able to establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers and groups about difficult or complex matters
- Skills in influencing, empowering, developing and shaping the behaviours of others
Desirable
- Advanced Clinical Skills in the delivery of psychological therapies. Assessment, planning and therapeutic intervention.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently across Trust sites within a timely manner.
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).
