Overview
The Community Perinatal Team is an accredited, thriving, supportive and well-regarded specialist multi-disciplinary team covering the whole of Hertfordshire. The team comprises Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Parent‑Infant Psychologists, Family Therapists, Peer Support workers, Nursery Nurses and team administrators. You will join the established team as an experienced Community Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker and will work across our Care Coordination and Initial Assessment team delivering timely, accessible services to women and families through a community‑based model of perinatal mental health care.
Key Responsibilities
* Work as an autonomous practitioner within the Community Perinatal Team, carrying a caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health needs during pregnancy and the postnatal period, providing specialist perinatal mental health assessment, care planning and ongoing intervention.
* Collaborate with maternity services, health visiting, primary care, adult mental health services, children’s services and other partner agencies, contributing to joint working, information sharing and safeguarding processes where required.
* Practice in accordance with professional codes of conduct, Trust policies and perinatal service protocols, maintaining up‑to‑date clinical knowledge and skills through supervision, training and reflective practice.
* Carry out telephone triage screening assessments, routine initial assessments and respond to urgent referrals, carrying out comprehensive assessments where clinically indicated.
* Provide brief follow‑up interventions whilst awaiting allocation to another member of the team's caseload.
* Contribute to the team's duty system on a rota basis.
* Plan, organise and prioritise resources and tasks on a daily basis to meet service and organisational needs.
* Ensure a consistent and timely response to safeguarding cases in line with Trust procedures.
* Take a leading role in the day‑to‑day running of the service, supporting the Team Leader.
* Work in conjunction with and alongside colleagues and partners within the organisation.
* Plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with best practice and local and national guidelines.
* Take a leading role in designated projects/service development as allocated.
* Support the Team Leader in the effective and timely management of complaints and serious untoward incidents.
* Plan, develop and deliver training to others as needed.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care to improve existing service provision within the Trust, thereby enabling the effective management of care within the community and avoiding in‑patient admissions whenever possible.
Requirements
Applicants must have experience as a Community Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, with a proven track record of delivering perinatal mental health services in a community setting.
Additional Information
We welcome applications from candidates wishing to work part‑time or under flexible working arrangements. All staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures, which could include wearing a mask on all Trust sites and in all roles.
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and to reflecting the diversity of its population. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights. We encourage applications from users of mental health services and all sections of the community.
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