The Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) is a 13-bed acute female ward, providing evidence-based mental health treatment for both pregnant women and women with babies under one year old.
Our service is for women who present with an acute or relapsing mental illness e.g. schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, affective disorders.
Our aim in promoting recovery is twofold: a) for women to develop confidence in their vital role as mothers and to have a lasting return to their community and b) for babies to grow up to be physically healthy, emotionally capable and securely attached so that they can lead happy lives.
If you feel ready to take on a new challenge in your nursery nursing career, then this job is for you. You will be caring for babies whilst also helping their mothers grow in their mothering skills while simultaneously recovering from a mental illness. It is a hugely rewarding job. Don't worry, we do not expect you to come to us as experts in this specialist field. However, you can expect us to train you to become expert over time. Within your two-week induction period, you will be given access to ‘A brief introduction to perinatal mental health’ which is a five-hour online self-study. Additionally we train all our nursery nurses in baby massage, baby yoga and breast feeding.
Vacancy may close early once capacity is met
As part of a rich multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for providing nursery nursing interventions and support to mothers with acute perinatal mental health needs and their babies. This will include mothers in the antenatal and postnatal period within the MBU setting.
The post holder is required to have a robust working knowledge of childcare and child development which is used to inform care plans and interventions. The candidate will have an up to date awareness of recent research and guidance regarding child development and attachment theory.
You will work alongside professionals offering therapeutic input with the mother and baby relationship as a focus of your work. You will also have an opportunity to liaise with other professional agencies as part of your role.
We are committed to the development of all our staff. We will invest in you and support you to maximise your potential. As part of your ongoing development, you will receive regular supervision from both the ward Children's Social worker and the Lead Nursery Nurse and training to enable you to flourish within the service.
About the location
You will be based at Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX.
Benefits
* Generous pay, pensions and leave; we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
* Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as part-time working and job sharing.
* Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes.
* Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars.
* Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites.
* NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
Other Benefits Include
* Counselling services
* Wellbeing events
* Long service awards
* Cycle to work scheme
* Season ticket loan
* Childcare vouchers
* Staff restaurants
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: June Judd Job title: Ward Manager Email address: june.judd@slam.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07596 892626
Do call me if you would like to discuss this job further or would like a visit.
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