Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner Lead

Job summary

Having just secured additional funding, the Community Perinatal Service will be going through an exciting period of expansion in order to meet the commitments of the NHS Long Term Plan. We are commissioned to work with women/birthing people pre-conceptually, in pregnancy and postnatally where there are mental health concerns. With the increase in a number of clinical roles across the service, we will be in a position to extend our offer for women/birthing people from 12-24 months as well as offering fathers/co-parents screening and sign posting for their own mental health needs. We will also be increasing our psychological intervention offer to those using our service.

This service development will not only create valuable interventions for women/birthing people and families, but will also offer valuable opportunities for career progression to staff within a variety of professional groups.

We are seeking an individual who is open to learning & developing their skills in perinatal mental health and we are committed to supporting them by offering a comprehensive induction with ongoing support, supervision and professional development from our established and passionate MDT. This also includes access to our monthly Continuous Professional Development where we offer case discussion and learning as well as often inviting external speakers to develop our skills and knowledge.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be central to the functioning and ongoing development of the Community Perinatal Service that covers Devon. The Perinatal Practitioner Lead will work with women and birthing people who are experiencing antenatal severe mental health presentations and 2 years postnatal. They will support the duty workers across Devon to prioritise assessments. This will involve delivering a clinically safe care pathway for women in the community and co-ordinating care for those women/birthing people who require hospital admission in the 12-24 month postnatal period, seeing ensuring high quality co-ordinated care at all times.

They will ensure the delivery of these services is in accordance with clear governance arrangements within the directorate which will include taking a lead clinical role in an area of service effectiveness. They will provide effective professional clinical leadership through appropriate modelling of behaviours and skills and/or direct supervision.

They will also be required to act as an autonomous senior clinician, being accountable for a defined caseload across the county which will involve developing good working relationships & care pathways across primary & secondary care services.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Jasmine Lodge

Dryden Road

Exeter

EX2 5SN

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Jasmine Lodge

Dryden Road

Exeter

EX2 5SN

Employer's website

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

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