Senior Perinatal Nurse Specialist
West London NHS Trust
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Job summary
The Tri-borough Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS) have an exciting opportunity for motivated and creative Band 7 Nurses (substantive), who may be looking for a chance to develop their skills in the specialist area of Perinatal.
There are currently 3wte vacancies within the Tri-Borough Perinatal Service (Ealing, Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham).
Part-time working can be considered.
The service has operational bases at St Bernard's Hospital site (Ealing PMHS), Lakeside Mental Health Unit (Hounslow PMHS), and Hammersmith Hospital (H&F PMHS), but the teams work in an agile way - combination of community settings (mental health unit / maternity units / children's centres), home visits and working from home (if able).
Main duties of the job
- Ensuring women (age 18+) who are pregnant and booked for delivery and/or have infants under twenty-four months receive appropriate screening, assessment and identification of their mental health needs and these are managed using evidence-based interventions throughout this period
- Actively liaising with primary care, maternity and health visiting staff as well as other mental health services regarding referrals, care co-ordination, transfer of care including facilitating professionals' meetings
- Efficiently managing a caseload of up to 25 women (antenatal and postnatal) with moderate mental health needs, by providing assessments and reviews in community sites (children's centres), joint reviews with maternity, health visitors or other mental health professionals, home visits and care planning meetings
- Providing on-going training, supervision, consultation and advice on mental health issues in childbearing to a range of professionals who work closely with this group of women
- Participating on rotation in the service daily Duty rota, to support the triage of new referrals and urgent / emergency presentations in the maternity units, or community
- Supervising and mentoring students in the service.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Date posted
17 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£41,659 to £47,672 a year per annum plus HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
222-LS-PMS-249-C
Job locations
Tri Borough Perinatal LP Service
Ealing / H&F / Hounslow
UB1 3EU
Employer details
Employer name
West London NHS Trust
Address
Tri Borough Perinatal LP Service
Ealing / H&F / Hounslow
UB1 3EU