Senior Perinatal Community Mental Health Nurse
Senior Perinatal Community Mental Health Nurse
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You will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, a Therapies team, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners, Peer Support Workers, Nursery Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Community Team Managers, a Matron and a Service Manager specialising in perinatal mental health.
We are looking for an experienced B6 Mental Health Nurse with relevant mental health and community experience to join our Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. This vacancy is based in the county of Suffolk. Within our specialist service you can look forward to a supportive and collaborative team with low manageable caseloads, with friendly, visible and accessible senior staff and medics. We offer specialist perinatal training, line management, caseload and clinical supervision monthly.
As this is a Community post, it is expected most of our work is completed face to face in service user’s homes or in the community, so a valid UK full driving licence is essential. Access to your own vehicle is preferred, though pool cars can be booked through the Trust’s hire car system.
If you’re enthusiastic, person centred and have the skills needed to work in a community setting, we would love to hear from you.
The Perinatal Community Mental Health Team provides prevention, detection and management of mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.
You Will Be Responsible For
* Managing a caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health needs within the perinatal period.
* Undertaking initial assessments.
* Formulating an appropriate plan of care/ signposting to other services.
* Thinking about the parent infant relationship.
* Participating in Duty rota (1-2 days a month).
* Escalating concerns about safeguarding to ECFS /Children’s Services.
* Ensuring all service users have a co-produced care plan and up to date combined assessment.
The team offers therapeutic interventions, nursery nurse interventions, medication reviews, Consultant appointments and advocacy through Peer Support.
We are a cohesive, friendly, and kind team and will support you every step of the way.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Georgia Oldfield Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: georgia.oldfield@nsft.nhs.uk
Emma Redmond-Smith - Clinical Team Manager/Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
emma.redmond-smith@nsft.nhs.uk
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Mental Health Care
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