Perinatal Practitioner

Job summary

The Rotherham Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Mental health practitioner with an interest or willingness to learn more about working in a specialist service.

We are looking to recruit a practitioner from a variety of backgrounds and would consider registered professionals such as Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMNs), Occupational Therapists (OTs) and/or Social Work (SWs).

Rotherham Perinatal Team provides a Monday - Friday 9-5 Service to service users residing in the borough of Rotherham.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Number NHS Trust is passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing and we understand how important the first 1001 days are in an infant's life. Our Specialist Perinatal Mental Health team supports new mums and mums-to-be experiencing severe to moderate mental health illness during the perinatal period. As part of a substantial service expansion, your experience and compassion could be just what we need to deliver our long-term ambition for this vital service.

Main duties of the job

This an exciting time to join the team as we continue to grow and develop to deliver a high-quality mental health response to women in the perinatal period and their partners. This post will work as part of an established integrated multi-disciplinary Specialist Perinatal Mental Health team which promotes a dynamic and innovative way of working, triaging and responding to referrals, conducting face to face assessments and therapeutic interventions working closely with other team members to provide a holistic and bespoke approach to every family on our caseload.If you want to work in this dynamic and progressive team, helping those in need of support at a crucial time of their & their child's lives, please apply now.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/