Perinatal Mental Health Nurse
The closing date is 23 April 2026.
Florence House is a 5‑bedded Mother and Baby Unit providing high‑quality care and treatment for pregnant and postnatal women experiencing mental health difficulties. Babies are admitted with their mothers to build and maintain the mother/infant relationship.
The ideal candidate will be interested in perinatal mental health, enthusiastic, caring, and a good team player. Some experience of working with women with mental health difficulties and children is preferred, but not essential.
We aim to promote a calm and therapeutic approach where patients and families are supported by a friendly, skilled and enthusiastic team that enables them to move forwards with their recovery.
We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses who have received or are awaiting their NMC PIN and we provide a comprehensive and fully supported preceptorship programme for newly qualified healthcare professionals.
Applications from candidates who require current skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a highly motivated and dedicated multidisciplinary team delivering high quality care to women and their babies, with an emphasis on therapeutic and diverse interventions.
Experience of working within an acute setting is preferable; however, a full induction programme is provided for the successful applicant.
You will be an integral part of the multi‑disciplinary team, providing a high standard of care.
A good working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding is essential.
The applicant must have excellent clinical skills, be able to thoroughly assess risk and formulate safe and effective risk management plans.
Supervision and learning opportunities are actively encouraged.
You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post.
Knowledge, skills and training
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* Working knowledge of Mental Health Legislation, Care Programme Approach, Confidentiality, NMC Code of Conduct
* Evidence of further post‑registration training
* Qualification in Psychosocial interventions/CBT
Job specific experience
* Experience of taking responsibility for individual client care.
* Experience of undertaking comprehensive risk assessment and implementing risk management plans.
* Ability to undertake evidence‑based interventions with women suffering from mental health problems in the perinatal period.
Managerial/supervisory experience
* Experience of managing other staff members.
* Highly developed communication skills.
* Evidence of effective team working and the ability to work autonomously.
* Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks.
* Ability to work under pressure in acute situations with minimal supervision.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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