Overview
Community Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner
We are looking for a Perinatal Practitioner (OT, Social Worker or RMN) to cover the East team at Horizon House in Epsom. You'll be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team and will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of the women accessing the service and lead the care for a specified caseload. You'll mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students. We offer excellent training and development opportunities to enable you to work in this specialism, including perinatal conferences, simulation training, post graduate opportunities and regular internal training.
Responsibilities
* Be accountable and responsible for a defined caseload that reflects the priorities of the local population and carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs, under the supervision of the Clinical Lead Nurse.
* Ensure effective daily management of referrals, including appropriate triage and assessment within specified timescales across the service.
* Ensure appropriate response to emergency referrals, supporting referrals within the acute care pathway and liaising with services involved including HTT, inpatient services and MBU.
* Participate in the multi-disciplinary assessment of women with mental health problems living in the community, by providing a community perinatal mental health nursing perspective and expertise.
Qualifications
* Perinatal Practitioner (OT, Social Worker or RMN) or equivalent professional qualification.
* Experience in perinatal mental health or related community services is desirable.
* Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and mentor staff including students.
About the Employer
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon. We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers. Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Work Arrangements & Notes
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received. Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
How to Apply
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vimbai Matemba Job title: Perinatal Service Manager Email address: vimbai.matemba@sabp.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07768926932
Location variants and application timelines may be listed elsewhere on the posting.
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