We are looking to recruit an experienced professional to fulfil the Specialist Health Visitor for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Lead role. The successful candidate will join our passionate team, working across the 0-19 service delivery and the Children's and Adults safeguarding agenda.

We have adopted a 'think family' approach our services are progressive and innovative, and we are committed to supporting the workforce and improving outcomes for all clients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will hold a small caseload and be responsible for providing relevant consultation, training, and support to the universal children's services. The emphasis will be on early intervention, prevention of mental health difficulties, and the promotion of positive relationships between parents and their infants. The successful candidate will act as a resource for the mainstream 0-19 service providing expert advice and guidance and act as an advocate for families with perinatal/infant mental health concerns with relevant HCPs (health care professionals), agencies and stakeholders.

This is an exciting prospect for practitioners who feel passionate about improving and supporting the physical and mental health of the mother and the family environment during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to job description, personal specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
• Registered Health Visitor
• Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training

Desirable

• Registered Mental Health Nurse/Learning Disabilities Nurse
• Additional qualification relevant to the post, for example, Infant Mental Health or counselling

Experience

Essential

• Health visiting experience in practice
• Experience of coordinating and leading multi-skilled teams
• Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
• Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working.
• Ability to facilitate joint working practices
• Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive health assessments, planning and implementing evidence based programmes of care
• Writing care plans
• Experience of developing the public health agenda
• Experience in providing practice based learning support to others
• Experience of supporting learners in practice settings
• Experience of delivering training programmes to groups.
• Experience and evidence of participation in audit
• Evidence of the ability to influence and motivate others

Desirable

• Experience and evidence of participation in research.
• Evidence of leadership in service change or redesign.
• Evidence of providing clinical supervision to groups or on 1:1.
• Experience working in a mental health/learning disabilities environment

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and that of others
• Be able to use information technology
• Office management and caseload organisational skills

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Falcon Road

London

SW11 2LN

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824-SOUTH-6621014