Perinatal Care Coordinator
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Manchester
- Salary
- £35,392 to £42,618 per annum
- Closing date
- 27 Sep 2023
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- Profession
- Other Health Profession
- Grade
- Band 6
- Hours
- Full Time
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join our expanding Perinatal Mental Health Team.
We are seeking a compassionate, person centred individual, with a genuine interest in working with women and birthing people, and their families in the perinatal period, who has excellent communication and multi-agency liaison skills.
We offer excellent training opportunities to our staff and provide robust supervision to support delivery of high-quality care.
The Perinatal CMHT is commissioned to support women and birthing people throughout Greater Manchester, who experience moderate to severe mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and for their infant up to the age of one year. The Perinatal CMHT provide assessment, care and treatment including the prevention, detection and management of maternal mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for a caseload of women and birthing people experiencing perinatal mental illness, working as a Perinatal Care Coordinator in partnership with service users and other professionals, managing and coordinating complex packages of care for both mother/birthing person and infant.
The post holder will work in a variety of settings completing routine and urgent assessments of women to assess mental health, risk, and safeguarding.
The post holder will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in Early Attachment services, IAPT services, maternity services, health visiting, and children's services.
There is also a duty worker element to this role, which will be carried out to support the Referral/assessment system.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as an autonomous Perinatal Care coordinator with a defined caseload, ensuring the ongoing assessment of women/birthing people within the service and providing a range of needs-led interventions and care.
To aid the identification and treatment for the mental health needs of pregnant women/birthing people and those with infants up to one year old.
To work in collaboration with both colleagues from Adult Mental Health services and staff from other perinatal services.
To work collaboratively, Specialist Midwifery, Children and families services, Early attachment services Perinatal IAPT and VCSE across Greater Manchester.
The post holder will work in a variety of settings undertaking assessments, using the agreed processes of women/birthing people with serious mental health conditions who have been referred to the team.
They will also deliver interventions and in collaboration with service users and family develop individualised care plans ensuring that high quality care is delivered at all times.
There is also a duty worker element to this role, which will be carried out to support the Referral/assessment system.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, wed love to hear from you.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable - Education and Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Essential and Desirable - Experience
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Laureate House
Manchester
M23 9LT
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
437-5606792
We are seeking a compassionate, person centred individual, with a genuine interest in working with women and birthing people, and their families in the perinatal period, who has excellent communication and multi-agency liaison skills.
We offer excellent training opportunities to our staff and provide robust supervision to support delivery of high-quality care.
The Perinatal CMHT is commissioned to support women and birthing people throughout Greater Manchester, who experience moderate to severe mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and for their infant up to the age of one year. The Perinatal CMHT provide assessment, care and treatment including the prevention, detection and management of maternal mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for a caseload of women and birthing people experiencing perinatal mental illness, working as a Perinatal Care Coordinator in partnership with service users and other professionals, managing and coordinating complex packages of care for both mother/birthing person and infant.
The post holder will work in a variety of settings completing routine and urgent assessments of women to assess mental health, risk, and safeguarding.
The post holder will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in Early Attachment services, IAPT services, maternity services, health visiting, and children's services.
There is also a duty worker element to this role, which will be carried out to support the Referral/assessment system.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as an autonomous Perinatal Care coordinator with a defined caseload, ensuring the ongoing assessment of women/birthing people within the service and providing a range of needs-led interventions and care.
To aid the identification and treatment for the mental health needs of pregnant women/birthing people and those with infants up to one year old.
To work in collaboration with both colleagues from Adult Mental Health services and staff from other perinatal services.
To work collaboratively, Specialist Midwifery, Children and families services, Early attachment services Perinatal IAPT and VCSE across Greater Manchester.
The post holder will work in a variety of settings undertaking assessments, using the agreed processes of women/birthing people with serious mental health conditions who have been referred to the team.
They will also deliver interventions and in collaboration with service users and family develop individualised care plans ensuring that high quality care is delivered at all times.
There is also a duty worker element to this role, which will be carried out to support the Referral/assessment system.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, wed love to hear from you.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable - Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification (RMN/SW/OT)
- Evidence of post registration development
- Have recent experience of providing mental health care, working within an inpatient or community setting, or a generic CMHT in order to demonstrate the required understanding of Risk Management
Desirable
- Continued professional develop with a specific focus on perinatal mental health.
Essential and Desirable - Experience
Essential
- Have recent experience of providing mental health care, working within an inpatient or community setting, or a generic CMHT in order to demonstrate the required understanding of Risk Management
Desirable
- Experience of working within a perinatal service
- Experience of providing mental health care within the community for women in the perinatal period.
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Laureate House
Manchester
M23 9LT
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
437-5606792
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