I'm Gaby, one of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurses within the South Perinatal team. We support women with severe or complex mental health conditions who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or have a child under one. We provide high quality, evidence-based specialist advice, assessment, and interventions. Our team includes psychiatrists, nurses, OT's, social workers, nursery nurses, psychologists and peer support workers who work alongside each other to provide holistic and quality care for our patients.

When I joined the team I did not have much prior experience of working with perinatal mental illness but became interested when working with patients during this period in my previous role. Becoming a parent can be a difficult time for anyone and I believe having specialist perinatal mental health input can reshape that experience to a more positive one and ensure support for the mother but also the surrounding family. We aim to put the mum and baby at the forefront and provide individualised, specialist interventions to enhance their experience of motherhood using a compassionate and person centred approach.

I found the team supportive and welcoming and this has allowed me to progress in my career within perinatal mental health, you will have the opportunity to further your knowledge and be provided with specialised training to support you within this role. This is a great opportunity to join a developing service and make a real difference in women's care.

Main duties of the job

If you are successful, you will work with mothers, their infants and families who are at risk of or experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health conditions.

You will have a caseload of ladies that you work with as care coordinator, linking in with the wider treatment options available within the team via our nursery nurses, occupational therapists, and psychologists.

We prefer to see our mums in their home environment as this is often easier for them with small children. As a care coordinator you would be involved in developing care plans and liaising with family members, carers and significant others to support the development and management of individuals care plans.

You will also be working with women, to support them to understand the nature of their mental health challenges (psycho education), helping women develop coping strategies and relapse prevention plans, linking in with wider third sector agencies.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share out vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disable people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be part of the development of the Countywide Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
• To work directly with women, their infants and families who are at risk of or experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health conditions.
• To contribute to the development and delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Training and Education to other staffing groups.
• To participate in safeguarding adult enquiries and complete safeguarding lead training.
• Mentor and co-mentor student nurses.
• To provide medication advice and information within their competency.
• Provide supervision to junior staff.
• To work jointly with staff from other services.
• To provide specialist advice and consultation to other staff regarding the management of women experiencing severe and complex mental health conditions during the perinatal phase including guidance on management and signposting where conditions do not require input from a specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
• Attend professionals meetings and other meetings to offer advice where appropriate.
• Develop close working relationships and liaison work with our teams key stakeholders including maternity services and health visiting.
• Linking with the Named Professionals for Safeguarding Children, Psychiatric Liaison Team, and other relevant staff.
• To work as part of a team and autonomously as required.
• To provide care coordination to women experiencing severe or complex mental health conditions.
• To provide specialist perinatal initial assessments.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Health/Social Care qualification
• HCPC or NMC Professional Registration.

Desirable

• Post qualification specialist mental health training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience of developing user and carer involvement
• Experience of delivery care in a variety of settings

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting
• Lived experience of mental health challenges
• Experience of working as a care co-ordinator in a mental health setting

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Able to assess people with complex mental health problems and collaboratively develop and review care plans (including risk management plans) and able to record information clearly and accurately.
• Clear communication skills both written and verbal.
• Good team worker with effective interpersonal skills, innovative, flexible and adaptable
• Able to liaise with and establish close links with range of people and professionals.
• Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance Problem solving and reasoning skills.

Desirable

• Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment

Knowledge & understanding

Essential

• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983/2007) & working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005)
• Knowledge of relevant professional Standards
• Working knowledge of Care Programme Approach and a sound understanding of the role of care planning.
• Working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable children and adults

Desirable

• Mental Health Act Training

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Post holder must be able to travel across the area the service covers, including to remote locations not served by public transport.

Desirable

• Be able to work flexibly and outside 9-5 if required in Crisis situations.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Union House

37 Union Lane

Cambridge

CB4 1PX

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310-ASMH-5778507