Perinatal Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with relevant experience in Mental Health to join the Southern Health Perinatal Service on a secondment or fixed term contract.

The Hampshire, Frimley and Isle of Wight Perinatal Mental Health Service is a well established and pioneering specialist service consisting of an expert multidisciplinary community team and a mother and baby inpatient unit. The service is also an early implementer site for Maternity Mental Health Services, broadening the remit and profile of specialist interventions available for women/birthing people/birthing people and ensuring an enhanced care pathway. The Perinatal Community Team provides a specialist community service for the assessment and treatment of women with severe mental health problems in pregnancy and up to 2 years postnatal.

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with an interest in the field of Perinatal Mental Health.

The available role is within our South East Hampshire locality team who are based at Fareham Community Hospital Car Driver is essential.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Perinatal community mental health nurse/practitioner will be to undertake comprehensive assessments, manage a complex caseload of service users, provide practical advice and support including risk management, psychological interventions and overseeing any safeguarding issues. Care coordination and care planning within the Multidisciplinary Team is a crucial part of this job to ensure patient led, collaborative, high quality care is being delivered. The successful candidate will be working closely with their locality colleagues as well as the wider perinatal team including parent-infant practitioners, psychology and medical staff to ensure our service users are given the best care and experience, as well as working with outside organisations to ensure robust joint working where needed.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Fareham

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Fareham

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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