Job summary
I'm Gaby, one of the Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner 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
You will have a caseload of ladies that you work with as Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner, linking in with the wider treatment options available within the team via our Nursery Nurses, Occupational Therapists, and Psychologists.
We prefer to see mums in their home environment as this is often easier for them with small children. As a Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner you would be involved in developing care plans and liaising with family members, carers and significant others to support the development and management of individuals care plans.
You will also be working with women, to support them to understand the nature of their mental health challenges (psycho education), helping women develop coping strategies and relapse prevention plans, linking in with wider third sector agencies.
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 of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and 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.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To be part of the development of the Countywide Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
To work directly with women, their infants and families who are at risk of or experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health conditions.
To contribute to the development and delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Training and Education to other staffing groups.
To participate in safeguarding adult enquiries and complete safeguarding lead training.
Mentor and co-mentor student nurses.
To work jointly with staff from other services.
To provide specialist advice and consultation to other staff regarding the management of women experiencing severe and complex mental health conditions during the perinatal phase including guidance on management and signposting where conditions do not require input from a specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
Attend professionals meetings and other meetings to offer advice where appropriate.
Develop close working relationships and liaison work with our teams key stakeholders including maternity services and health visiting.
Linking with the Named Professionals for Safeguarding Children, Psychiatric Liaison Team, and other relevant staff.
To work as part of a team and autonomously as required.
To provide care coordination to women experiencing severe or complex mental health conditions.
To provide specialist perinatal initial assessments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To be part of the development of the Countywide Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
To work directly with women, their infants and families who are at risk of or experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health conditions.
To contribute to the development and delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Training and Education to other staffing groups.
To participate in safeguarding adult enquiries and complete safeguarding lead training.
Mentor and co-mentor student nurses.
To work jointly with staff from other services.
To provide specialist advice and consultation to other staff regarding the management of women experiencing severe and complex mental health conditions during the perinatal phase including guidance on management and signposting where conditions do not require input from a specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
Attend professionals meetings and other meetings to offer advice where appropriate.
Develop close working relationships and liaison work with our teams key stakeholders including maternity services and health visiting.
Linking with the Named Professionals for Safeguarding Children, Psychiatric Liaison Team, and other relevant staff.
To work as part of a team and autonomously as required.
To provide care coordination to women experiencing severe or complex mental health conditions.
To provide specialist perinatal initial assessments.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Health/Social Care qualification
- HCPC or NMC Professional Registration.
Desirable
- Post qualification specialist mental health training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Experience of developing user and carer involvement
- Experience of delivery care in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Lived experience of mental health challenges
- Experience of working as a care co-ordinator in a mental health setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to assess people with complex mental health problems and collaboratively develop and review care plans (including risk management plans) and able to record information clearly and accurately.
- Clear communication skills both written and verbal.
- Good team worker with effective interpersonal skills, innovative, flexible and adaptable
- Able to liaise with and establish close links with range of people and professionals.
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance Problem solving and reasoning skills.
Desirable
- Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment
Knowledge & understanding
Essential
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983/2007)
- Knowledge of relevant professional Standards
- Working knowledge of Care Programme Approach and a sound understanding of the role of care planning.
- Working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable children and adults
- Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005)
Desirable
- Mental Health Act Training
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
- Be able to work flexibly and outside 9-5 if required
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Health/Social Care qualification
- HCPC or NMC Professional Registration.
Desirable
- Post qualification specialist mental health training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Experience of developing user and carer involvement
- Experience of delivery care in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Lived experience of mental health challenges
- Experience of working as a care co-ordinator in a mental health setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to assess people with complex mental health problems and collaboratively develop and review care plans (including risk management plans) and able to record information clearly and accurately.
- Clear communication skills both written and verbal.
- Good team worker with effective interpersonal skills, innovative, flexible and adaptable
- Able to liaise with and establish close links with range of people and professionals.
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance Problem solving and reasoning skills.
Desirable
- Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment
Knowledge & understanding
Essential
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983/2007)
- Knowledge of relevant professional Standards
- Working knowledge of Care Programme Approach and a sound understanding of the role of care planning.
- Working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable children and adults
- Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005)
Desirable
- Mental Health Act Training
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
- Be able to work flexibly and outside 9-5 if required
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).
