Lead Nursery Nurse

As lead nursery nurse you will be required to engage with the therapies team and support the team in running and implementing therapy based interventions focussed on supporting the infant's wellbeing and the mother and infant relationship. You will contribute to the development of standards of care for both mothers and babies within the Perinatal community team, proving feedback as necessary and taking positive steps toward implementing necessary change. You will be asked to contribute and deliver training in line with service need and development of the staff group. You will be part an essential part of the multidisciplinary team providing an overview of the high level of care offered to both the mothers and their babies. To provide support to mothers with babies during the perinatal period, applying specialist clinical knowledge relating to baby care and attachment models to promote infant mental health and well-being. Supporting a small caseload of clients with complex perinatal mental
health needs during their pregnancy and up to one year post-natally. These may be longstanding mental health problems or those presenting for the first time. To deliver interventions in providing support to mothers and their families in caring for their babies developmental needs, promoting infant mental health and wellbeing. To work creatively and sensitively to provide assessment and interventions to a vulnerable client group, supporting mothers to develop skills and awareness in the practical care of their baby. To plan and participate in delivering group activities to support treatment plans, along with other professionals i.e. breast feeding groups, play group, mother and infant attachment sessions etc. To support service users and colleagues in ensuring care plans are developed with consideration of their babys well-being. To be aware of and sensitive to the safeguarding needs of children and adults in their work, and knowledgeable both about potential indicators of abuse or neglect
and about what to do if they had concerns about a child's or adult's welfare. To provide teaching/advice to other professionals within the team sharing professional expertise. To recognise and promote all aspects of culture diversity, devising baby care plans as guided by registered practitioner, that respond positively to ethnic awareness with sensitivity, where necessary To be involved in joint assessments with Perinatal Practitioners, Team Leader and other clinicians to contribute to a care plan that includes the needs of the infant. To ensure accurate and concise record keeping relating to both parents and babies as well as documenting interactions with external agencies where appropriate. To provide written and verbal feedback relating to the mothers care of her baby and general feedback relating to the babys well-being at clinical and local authority meetings. To communicate in a clear and professional manner with all parents, colleagues and extended
agencies involved in safeguarding of the baby. To have close working links with our designated Mother and Baby unit, Kingfisher MBU To also work in partnership with local health visiting teams, maternity services, childrens centres, Childrens services and adult mental health services To participate in the teaching programme, clinical supervision and staff support groups to develop own and teams professional expertise. To offer professional advice to other MDT service colleagues sharing professional expertise and to contribute to the shared learning about infant mental health To provide written and verbal feedback relating to the mothers care of her baby and general feedback relating to the babys well-being at clinical meetings such as care reviews. To act at all times in safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality and availability of sensitive information relating to mothers and staff To develop clinical knowledge in challenges relating to mental health
difficulties presenting in the perinatal period. To understand the impact this may have with caring for ones baby To provide line management supervision to other nursery nurses within the pathway To actively contribute to the development of the parent-infant pathway within the perinatal mental health team.