Job summary
We are looking to recruit 2 Nursery Nurse with excellent clinical skills and confidence to work in the Lambeth Perinatal Mental Health Team based at Wooden Spoon House, near Elephant and Castle, and the Lewisham Perinatal Mental Health Team based at Old Town Hall, Catford to provide care for women and families in the London Borough of Lambeth.
You will be familiar with Perinatal community standards, governance and performance structures and confident in partnership work with other agencies such as Children and Family Social Services, Midwifery and Obstetric teams, CMHTs, Health Visitors and the Voluntary sector.
You will display excellent knowledge and skilled practice in women with mental health disorders in the perinatal period. You need to have experience of working in a richly diverse inner city Borough and have the understanding of the opportunities challenges that this brings.
Working closely with your colleagues in PMHT's, you will receive support and be part of the on-going Perinatal workforce training within SLaM and London wide.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a member of the team delivering interventions which meet the needs of the baby for those mothers who are receiving community care. The nursery nurse will also promote and support the health of the mother and baby.
- To provide an effective and supportive nursery nurse service to mothers in the antenatal and postnatal period, within a community setting.
- To support the mother and the rest of the MDT in order to ensure that consistent and appropriate emotional and practical care of the baby is being given at all times. The nursery nurse will also monitor, document and report the developmental progress of the babies on the unit.
- To work in partnership with the family and the wider community nursing teams e.g. Midwives, Health Visitors, Community Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses.
- To promote the work within teams by delivering high quality, evidence based nursery nursing interventions.
About us
About the team:
The Lambeth Perinatal Service and the Lewisham Perinatal service provides a Monday to Friday, 9-5 service to service users residing within the Borough of Lambeth and Southwark offering assessment, intervention and treatment to women who suffer from moderate to severe mental health disorders in the perinatal period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the mothers in order to provide specialist clinical interventions.
- To ensure an assessment of the baby is conducted and documented upon every contact.
- To ensure regular monitoring of physical health and developmental milestones of the babies are undertaken and reported back to the link health visitors as required.
- To ensure that a Mothers involvement in the care of her baby is fully promoted and that the mothers are consulted regarding all care given to their baby.
- To provide written and verbal reports to the multi-disciplinary team relating to mothers care of and behaviour with her baby and any observed changes in the physical health of babies reporting any concerns immediately to the nurse in charge.
- To communicate sensitive information to patients and/or relatives/carers concerning appropriate physical and/or psychological care and interactions with their baby. To attend meetings and represent nursery nursing as necessary and to feedback information from the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the mothers in order to provide specialist clinical interventions.
- To ensure an assessment of the baby is conducted and documented upon every contact.
- To ensure regular monitoring of physical health and developmental milestones of the babies are undertaken and reported back to the link health visitors as required.
- To ensure that a Mothers involvement in the care of her baby is fully promoted and that the mothers are consulted regarding all care given to their baby.
- To provide written and verbal reports to the multi-disciplinary team relating to mothers care of and behaviour with her baby and any observed changes in the physical health of babies reporting any concerns immediately to the nurse in charge.
- To communicate sensitive information to patients and/or relatives/carers concerning appropriate physical and/or psychological care and interactions with their baby. To attend meetings and represent nursery nursing as necessary and to feedback information from the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Nursery Education Board qualification or equivalent to BTEC (National Diploma in Nursery Nursing)
- OR equivalent such as NVQ level3 (child care and Education) or Foundation Degree in Early Years with a minimum of 2-years management experience
Experience
Essential
- Robust ability to treat people with warmth, kindness, dignity, empathy and respect.
- Experience of providing care within a mental health setting.
- An awareness of the needs of mothers with mental health problems.
- Understanding of the Statutory Framework for Early Years Foundation Stage and the EYFS to ensure best practice. Up to date awareness of recent research and guidance on child development.
Desirable
- Experience of racial awareness/diversity training.
- An understanding of perinatal illness and working with women during the perinatal period.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
- Knowledge of legislation and national directives/policies relating to children.
Desirable
- Robust ability to treat people with warmth, kindness, dignity, empathy and respect.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Nursery Education Board qualification or equivalent to BTEC (National Diploma in Nursery Nursing)
- OR equivalent such as NVQ level3 (child care and Education) or Foundation Degree in Early Years with a minimum of 2-years management experience
Experience
Essential
- Robust ability to treat people with warmth, kindness, dignity, empathy and respect.
- Experience of providing care within a mental health setting.
- An awareness of the needs of mothers with mental health problems.
- Understanding of the Statutory Framework for Early Years Foundation Stage and the EYFS to ensure best practice. Up to date awareness of recent research and guidance on child development.
Desirable
- Experience of racial awareness/diversity training.
- An understanding of perinatal illness and working with women during the perinatal period.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
- Knowledge of legislation and national directives/policies relating to children.
Desirable
- Robust ability to treat people with warmth, kindness, dignity, empathy and respect.
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).
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).
