Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 09 October 2025

Job summary

As a result of the post-holder being effective in their role, The Trust would expect to see the following outcomes for the Trust, service users and the wider community:Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of community services, mental health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care.Service users receiving a high quality service and one which is free from stigma, discrimination and harm.Staff engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users.Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others and role-modelled throughout the division for all managersThe Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasmand Support will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of Perinatal Mental and Infant Mental Health Services to an identified caseload of women.

The core purpose of the team in which the post-holder will work, is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in maternal mental health and attachment based approaches to mothers and infants. The service will have a key role in raising the profile and standards of mental health care for expectant and newly delivered mothers across universal and specialist services

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Date posted

01 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

350-CC7493077

Job locations

Hollins Park Hospital

Hollins Lane

Warrington

WA2 8WA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with an appropriate professional body (ie Registered Mental Health Nurse)

Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or willingness to undertake training

Skills and experience in delivering mental health training and education to non mental health professionals.

Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment

Substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems

Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.

Specialist knowledge in perinatal mental health or willingness to undertake training.

Specialist knowledge in attachment and infant mental health or willingness to undertake training.

An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.

CPA Process

Able to produce well written reports.

Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.

Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions

Ability to manage risk. Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.

Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.

Ability to work flexibly. Ability to be mobile across a geographical area willingness to undertake training.

An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.

CPA Process Able to produce well written reports.

Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.

Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions

Ability to manage risk. Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.

Ability to work flexibly. Ability to be mobile across a geographical

Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clientsexperiencing a wide range of mental health problems.

Computer literacy including analysis of data or willingness to train in such.

Excellent clinical assessment skills

Ability to manage change in a positive manner