Specialist Perinatal Nursery Nurse
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated Nursery Nurse with experience in mental health care to work as part of a new team. Applicants will need to have a genuine interest in working with women and families in the perinatal period, developing specific interventions for women and their babies, have excellent communication skills, and knowledge of safeguarding. Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
- Provide nursery nurse support to women and their baby in the Perinatal Period on the Mental Health caseload
- Provide interventions to support the parent- infant bond as identified
- Provide perinatal support to antenatal and post natal mothers in the community, promoting and modelling a high standard of care at all times within the birth to five framework.
- Participate in the assessment of needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of Care programmes for mothers and their babies.
- To participate in multi-professional team meetings, handover meetings and other opportunities for feedback and discussion.
- A valued member of the MDT
- Act as a valuable resource for the team
- To maintain confidentiality and adhere to local polices at all times in line with Trust Policy.
About us
At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we're building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.
The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country . We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.
This ambitious model is multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, opening the door for you to work in a collaborative and flexible way with partners, service users, carers and their families.
Date posted
28 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
285-1965-MH
Job locations
Bushey Fields Hospital
Bushey Fields Road
Dudley
DY1 2LZ
Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bushey Fields Hospital
Bushey Fields Road
Dudley
DY1 2LZ
Employer's website
https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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