Job summary
The Perinatal Mental Health Service are delighted to be advertising nursery nurse roles within the service.
The Nursery Nurse role is a vital part of the multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and treatment to mothers and families experiencing mental illness during the perinatal period.
The Nursery Nurse role contributes expertise and skills in the observations and assessments of the parent-infant relationship, promoting the development and maintenance of parent-infant confidence & connection, and where necessary supporting parents in the development of practical knowledge, routines and skills to assist family life and parental functioning.
Main duties of the job
The Swansea Bay Perinatal Mental Health Team is delighted to be recruiting a Nursery Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team. The Service delivers high quality evidence based assessments, care and treatment to women and families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, perinatal mental illness.
The successful candidate will be positive in their professional approach and posses excellent knowledge and skills relative to the role. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional communication skills, resilience, and self motivation.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation. You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oONE of the Nursery Nurse Qualifications listed within Person Specification
- oEvidence of attendance at training relating to maternal mental health and wellbeing
knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of normal childhood development
- Knowledge to specific play activities/therapies applicable to the developmental stage
- Knowledge of early childhood health issues e.g. immunisation programmes
Desirable
- Knowledge of parenting programmes that are well researched and proven to be effective
- Evidence of attendance at training relating to maternal mental health and wellbeing
- Experience of working with infants and families presenting with complex needs - including those relating to safeguarding and/or perinatal mental illness
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oONE of the Nursery Nurse Qualifications listed within Person Specification
- oEvidence of attendance at training relating to maternal mental health and wellbeing
knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of normal childhood development
- Knowledge to specific play activities/therapies applicable to the developmental stage
- Knowledge of early childhood health issues e.g. immunisation programmes
Desirable
- Knowledge of parenting programmes that are well researched and proven to be effective
- Evidence of attendance at training relating to maternal mental health and wellbeing
- Experience of working with infants and families presenting with complex needs - including those relating to safeguarding and/or perinatal mental illness
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).
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).
