Job summary
We are seeking a committed and compassionate Band 6 Perinatal Mental Health Nurse to join our dynamic, trauma-informed Parent-Baby Emotional Wellbeing (PBEW) Service in Waltham Forest.
The PBEW Service is a borough-wide triage and therapeutic holding service supporting families during pregnancy and the first two years postpartum. It offers early identification, emotional wellbeing support, and time-limited therapeutic work while clients are awaiting or transitioning into other pathways such as Talking Therapies, PPIMHS, or Family Hubs.
The team is hosted by TH GP Care Group and works in close partnership with Waltham Forest health and early years systems.
Following a successful first year of delivery and outstanding outcomes, the service was recommissioned for an additional year with the potential to be extended again in the next commissioning cycle.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build experience in perinatal mental health, parent-infant work, and integrated borough-wide service delivery.
This 30 hour post is offered as a fixed-term contract until March 2026 and is an excellent opportunity for a secondment.
Main duties of the job
You will provide emotional wellbeing visits, conduct mental health assessments, and contribute to MDT planning to support families across the perinatal pathway. You'll work in partnership with Health Visitors, Early Help, maternity, and local mental health teams to offer joined-up care to families experiencing mild to moderate emotional wellbeing needs.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we
receive sufficient applications for the role.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
Innovation and support for primary care
Being a great place to work
Integrating primary and community care
Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Clinical
Delivery
Deliver emotional wellbeing visits and brief interventions to
parents experiencing perinatal mental health concerns of mild to moderate
severity.
Undertake mental health assessments and reassessments (e.g. PHQ-9,
GAD-7, MORS, Family Health Needs Assessments), underpinned by trauma-informed
and relational practice.
Support initial assessments or triage where needed due to staff
absence or high demand.
2. Teamworking
and MDT Contribution
Contribute to case formulation and care planning within
multidisciplinary team meetings.
Work closely with Band 7 staff and Psychological Therapist to
ensure holistic, family-centred support.
Attend reflective practice and clinical supervision as part of
ongoing development and safe practice.
3. Multi-agency
Liaison
Work in partnership with Health Visitors, Family Hubs, maternity
services and other community teams to coordinate care and ensure integrated
support for families.
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to
support safe transitions and joined-up service delivery.
4. Training and
Capacity Building
Support the delivery of perinatal mental health awareness training
to professionals across the borough.
Promote emotionally attuned, relational ways of working with
families among partner professionals.
5. Safeguarding
and Risk
Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with local and
organisational procedures.
Monitor mental health and family risk factors and share concerns
promptly within MDT or with the Operational Lead.
Maintain accurate and timely records of interventions,
assessments, and communications.
6. Professional
and Clinical Governance
Adhere to the professional standards, competencies, and values of
your relevant registration (e.g. NMC).
Maintain own continuing professional development, and participate
in line management, supervision and appraisal.
Follow all GP Care Group policies relating to clinical practice,
safeguarding, information governance, and equality and diversity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Clinical
Delivery
Deliver emotional wellbeing visits and brief interventions to
parents experiencing perinatal mental health concerns of mild to moderate
severity.
Undertake mental health assessments and reassessments (e.g. PHQ-9,
GAD-7, MORS, Family Health Needs Assessments), underpinned by trauma-informed
and relational practice.
Support initial assessments or triage where needed due to staff
absence or high demand.
2. Teamworking
and MDT Contribution
Contribute to case formulation and care planning within
multidisciplinary team meetings.
Work closely with Band 7 staff and Psychological Therapist to
ensure holistic, family-centred support.
Attend reflective practice and clinical supervision as part of
ongoing development and safe practice.
3. Multi-agency
Liaison
Work in partnership with Health Visitors, Family Hubs, maternity
services and other community teams to coordinate care and ensure integrated
support for families.
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to
support safe transitions and joined-up service delivery.
4. Training and
Capacity Building
Support the delivery of perinatal mental health awareness training
to professionals across the borough.
Promote emotionally attuned, relational ways of working with
families among partner professionals.
5. Safeguarding
and Risk
Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with local and
organisational procedures.
Monitor mental health and family risk factors and share concerns
promptly within MDT or with the Operational Lead.
Maintain accurate and timely records of interventions,
assessments, and communications.
6. Professional
and Clinical Governance
Adhere to the professional standards, competencies, and values of
your relevant registration (e.g. NMC).
Maintain own continuing professional development, and participate
in line management, supervision and appraisal.
Follow all GP Care Group policies relating to clinical practice,
safeguarding, information governance, and equality and diversity.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Confident in identifying safeguarding concerns and understanding thresholds for escalation.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Clear understanding of perinatal mental health presentations (e.g. anxiety, depression, adjustment difficulties) and their impact on parental functioning and infant outcomes.
Other
Essential
- Willingness to travel across the borough for home visits and community-based work.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Regustered Nurse (Mental Health)
Experience
Essential
- Experience delivering direct 1:1 mental health support (e.g. psychoeducation, emotional wellbeing interventions, anxiety management).
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Confident in identifying safeguarding concerns and understanding thresholds for escalation.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Clear understanding of perinatal mental health presentations (e.g. anxiety, depression, adjustment difficulties) and their impact on parental functioning and infant outcomes.
Other
Essential
- Willingness to travel across the borough for home visits and community-based work.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Regustered Nurse (Mental Health)
Experience
Essential
- Experience delivering direct 1:1 mental health support (e.g. psychoeducation, emotional wellbeing interventions, anxiety management).
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.
