Job summary
This is a Band 6 post; however, we would consider a Band 5/6 developmental post for the right candidate.
The BSW Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Service is looking for Perinatal Keyworkers to join our team, covering either the North or South of Wiltshire, with the option of being based at Hathaway Medical Centre or Fountain Way Hospital.
The team is multidisciplinary, providing support for women who experience serious mental health problems or present with a high risk of relapse during pregnancy and the postnatal period. We offer assessment and treatment aimed at addressing mental ill health and enhancing the mother-infant relationship where mental health needs have impacted this. We provide multi-agency training in perinatal mental health to other professionals and agencies working with women in the perinatal period, in addition to offering consultation and advice. Currently, the team is able to work alongside women and their families from pregnancy until their infant's first birthday.
This post is suitable for experienced and professionally registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, or Social Workers. You must have experience of working with women in the perinatal period or a good understanding of the specific mental health issues that can affect these women.
Main duties of the job
Perinatal Mental Health is a rapidly expanding area with significant investment being made. This means there will be high-quality training and potential opportunities for career development for successful candidates.
You will be required to provide assessment and key working for an allocated caseload of service users with perinatal mental health needs. This will include key tasks such as undertaking high-quality assessments, developing personal well-being plans, delivering and reviewing therapeutic interventions. You will act as a supervisor and role model to others. You will also be required to act as a mentor to students, cover duty on a rotational basis, and provide training to teams both within and outside AWP. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a high level of decision-making skills and work independently. They must also have a good understanding of safeguarding.
Access to your own transport for work use is essential, as public transport is unreliable in parts of the BSW area.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver ongoing, comprehensive mental health assessments for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and in a range of settings.
2. To be responsible for developing, delivering, and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence-based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.
3. To act as keyworker for service users with the most complex needs, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.
4. To plan, deliver, and evaluate defined specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated in the assessment process, in line with personal well-being plans, including to service users who may be on other caseloads. This might include:
a. Individual or group therapeutic interventionsb. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches, family interventionsc. Psychosocial interventionsd. Motivational and coping enhancement strategiese. Medication managementf. Interventions under the Mental Health Act
5. To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.
6. To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector, and with nominated carers/advocates.
Note: This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP Trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within two years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances, in which case it may be extended for a further two years.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role, this will be an automatic progression following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post, you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver ongoing, comprehensive mental health assessments for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and in a range of settings.
2. To be responsible for developing, delivering, and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence-based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.
3. To act as keyworker for service users with the most complex needs, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.
4. To plan, deliver, and evaluate defined specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated in the assessment process, in line with personal well-being plans, including to service users who may be on other caseloads. This might include:
a. Individual or group therapeutic interventionsb. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches, family interventionsc. Psychosocial interventionsd. Motivational and coping enhancement strategiese. Medication managementf. Interventions under the Mental Health Act
5. To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.
6. To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector, and with nominated carers/advocates.
Note: This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP Trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within two years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances, in which case it may be extended for a further two years.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role, this will be an automatic progression following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post, you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered as an OT, SW or RMN (parts 3 or 13 of NMC register)
- Driving license and access to car
Desirable
- Formal post-graduate diploma level qualification in a relevant field
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings
- Experience of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health needs/knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group
- Clear record of ongoing continuing professional development
- Demonstrates experience as a Care coordinator or equivalent role of complex cases
- Demonstrates a detailed understanding in the theory and practice of Recovery Principles
Desirable
- Experience or delivery of training /teaching within MDT/external organisations
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of the relevant legal Frameworks
- Demonstrates a clear knowledge and understanding of the issues and statutory processes involved in caring for vulnerable people
- Supervisory experience skills including clinical supervision, appraisals
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered as an OT, SW or RMN (parts 3 or 13 of NMC register)
- Driving license and access to car
Desirable
- Formal post-graduate diploma level qualification in a relevant field
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings
- Experience of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health needs/knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group
- Clear record of ongoing continuing professional development
- Demonstrates experience as a Care coordinator or equivalent role of complex cases
- Demonstrates a detailed understanding in the theory and practice of Recovery Principles
Desirable
- Experience or delivery of training /teaching within MDT/external organisations
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of the relevant legal Frameworks
- Demonstrates a clear knowledge and understanding of the issues and statutory processes involved in caring for vulnerable people
- Supervisory experience skills including clinical supervision, appraisals
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).
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