Job summary
The Perinatal Mental Health SCPHN will work across the 0-5 Health Visiting service providing expert health support and knowledge. The role involves supporting a caseload of families identified as needing additional wellbeing support in the perinatal period.
The post holder will offer advice and support to families using evidence-based tools and encourage parents to access community-based services and evidence outcomes utilising Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Health Scale.
Main duties of the job
Act in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct, maintaining professional competence and standards.
Deliver the commissioned service; prioritising, managing time and resources effectively in line with best practice.
Utilise specialist skills and knowledge to assess the health and health related needs of children and their families. Support identification and delivery of care in line with the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) for 0-5 and the Perinatal Wellbeing model.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) with an active registration.
Desirable
- A Master's or working towards a masters related to Perinatal Mental Health
- Level 7 modules in Maternal infant attachment and or perinatal mental health
- HV Perinatal Mental Health Train the Trainer qualification.
- A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision Specialist Qualification in CBT, or other appropriate therapy
- A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with clients with children young people and families.
- Managing and prioritizing a complex caseload
- Experience of Multi- Disciplinary Working
- Competencies in providing expert health support and decision making in early help and complex safeguarding referrals
- Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
- The ability to provide patient-centred assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families using mental health nursing skills.
- Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
Desirable
- Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting
- Experience in using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale.
- Experience in using the 5 ways to wellbeing framework
- oPlanning and delivering presentations and training to groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors
- High level of problem solving and planning skills
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
- Awareness of own competency level and how to seek appropriate help
- Understanding of confidentiality and risk management.
- Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
- Knowledge of ethical and legal principles of Specialist Community Public Health practice.
- Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
- dentification and evaluation of the best evidence-based practice in order to deliver effective health care intervention.
- Have a good understanding of child protection/safeguarding policies, recording and reporting any concerns to the appropriate agency including participate in case conferences as required.
Desirable
- Wider NHS and social care policy
- mportance of public relations
- Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies
- A clear understanding of the Early Help ethos and building Stronger Families programme
Skills
Essential
- Ability to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues and act as a role model
- Ability to motivate others
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Trained in Outcome Star
- Good Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
- Able to manage caseload and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team
- Good clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Flexible approach to problem solving
- Teamwork
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimize patient management
- Effective communication skills both orally and in written form
- Clinical supervision
- Time management
- IT literate - use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet
- Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) with an active registration.
Desirable
- A Master's or working towards a masters related to Perinatal Mental Health
- Level 7 modules in Maternal infant attachment and or perinatal mental health
- HV Perinatal Mental Health Train the Trainer qualification.
- A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision Specialist Qualification in CBT, or other appropriate therapy
- A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with clients with children young people and families.
- Managing and prioritizing a complex caseload
- Experience of Multi- Disciplinary Working
- Competencies in providing expert health support and decision making in early help and complex safeguarding referrals
- Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
- The ability to provide patient-centred assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families using mental health nursing skills.
- Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
Desirable
- Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting
- Experience in using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale.
- Experience in using the 5 ways to wellbeing framework
- oPlanning and delivering presentations and training to groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors
- High level of problem solving and planning skills
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
- Awareness of own competency level and how to seek appropriate help
- Understanding of confidentiality and risk management.
- Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
- Knowledge of ethical and legal principles of Specialist Community Public Health practice.
- Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
- dentification and evaluation of the best evidence-based practice in order to deliver effective health care intervention.
- Have a good understanding of child protection/safeguarding policies, recording and reporting any concerns to the appropriate agency including participate in case conferences as required.
Desirable
- Wider NHS and social care policy
- mportance of public relations
- Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies
- A clear understanding of the Early Help ethos and building Stronger Families programme
Skills
Essential
- Ability to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues and act as a role model
- Ability to motivate others
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Trained in Outcome Star
- Good Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
- Able to manage caseload and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team
- Good clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Flexible approach to problem solving
- Teamwork
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimize patient management
- Effective communication skills both orally and in written form
- Clinical supervision
- Time management
- IT literate - use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet
- Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
