Band 4 Community Perinatal Nursery Nurse - South Perinatal

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Nursery Nurse to join the Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (South Birmingham). The Service operates Monday-Friday; 9.00am-5.00pm. The team is based at Longbridge Health Centre and links with the Barberry Hospital.

The team provides a specialist perinatal mental health service for women living in the South Birmingham area. The team offer support to women experiencing moderate to severe mental illness during the perinatal period (through pregnancy and up to 24 months post natal).

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will assist mothers with perinatal mental health problems to care for their babies, ensure that the emotional and physical needs of the babies are met and engage in activities to promote the mother-infant relationship. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering care to women in a range of community settings. The ability to work flexibly in multidisciplinary teams and in a range of settings is therefore essential.

Applicants must be highly motivated, with some experience in mental health care. Experience of working within perinatal mental health is desirable, though is not a requirement as specialist training will be provided. If you are looking for a new challenge with a new and developing service, have the requirements for the role and are interested in this post, then we would welcome your application.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.