An exciting opportunity has arisen for progressive and innovative Mental Health Nurse’s (RMN) to join the Perinatal Mental Health Team within NHS Fife Health and Social Care Partnership. This is a Fife Wide Service and the successful post holders will initially be employed on a Fixed Term Contract until the end of September 2024, with further funding to be agreed.
The Perinatal Mental Health Nurse will focus on the prevention, detection, early intervention care and treatment of new or pre-existing mental illness occurring in women during pregnancy or in the first postnatal year. In addition they will provide pre-conception advice for women at high risk of severe postpartum mental illness. Providing assessment and facilitation of the mother-infant relationship and promoting infant development in the context of maternal mental illness. Acting as a Mental Health Liaison Nurse to the Wider Maternity service you will be committed to partnership working and will establish strong working relationships.
The role will require you to respond to an ever changing and demanding working environment. You will be responsible for delivering safe effective, patient-focused care to women experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period, across a wide spectrum of mental health diagnosis and complexity. This will require you to exercise initiative and autonomy to anticipate and respond to the unpredictability of referrals and the complex demands they present. You will also have the opportunity to provide learning for Peers, Student Nurses and Medical Students, in both General and Mental Health placements and other Health Care Professionals.
Applications for this post are invited from experienced RMN’s able to demonstrate enhanced skills, knowledge and experience of working with patients presenting with a range of mental health problems. You should have significant Band 5 experience preferably in a community and/or a Perinatal setting.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate experience of Team Working, a problem solving/flexible approach, excellent communication skills and continuing professional development. A commitment to partnership working with a range of stakeholders is also essential.
You will receive a comprehensive induction to the service with an identified mentor who will provide clinical/caseload supervision and will support your educational development
The service currently operates within office hours Monday – Friday
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.