Clinical Nurse Specialist (Perinatal)

The Specialist Perinatal Service is a passionate, dynamic, and committed service who is looking to offer a dynamic Band 7 to cover a full-time secondment 37.5hrs a week. The successful candidate will be working in the Sutton & Merton sub-team., 1. To contribute to the Perinatal model for assessment and treatment within the Perinatal Mental Health Community Services Team (the Perinatal Team) - working as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing individual, group and family work to clients where appropriate.
2. To contribute to the further development of the Perinatal Team, working in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team, including supporting the development of a Perinatal Training Programme
3. To liaise and work with other agencies in the relevant borough and other Trust services involved in the provision of care to the client group.

The Perinatal Community Mental Health service is a specialist secondary care multidisciplinary team comprising psychiatry, psychological therapies, OT, specialist nursing and nursery nursing, social work, and peer support. We are a diverse and experienced group of mental health professionals with a passion for delivering excellence in perinatal care.

The service operates across 3 sub teams, (Wandsworth, Kingston & Richmond, Sutton & Merton) who come together weekly for meetings and case discussions. We also meet as a whole service on a regular basis.

We offer reflective practice and complex case discussions and hold a regular team business meeting to ensure smooth operation and involvement from all disciplines in developing our vision and strategy for service development.

This is an exciting time to join the perinatal service which is planning to expand services to work with birthing people and their partners with young children up to 2 years old. Although it would be an advantage, you do not need previous experience of working in perinatal mental health, as training and development is something we pride ourselves on with plenty of opportunities for team members to build on their skills and knowledge.

We are dedicated to high quality, evidence-based practice.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our locations:

Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.