Perinatal Mental Health Nurse

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We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women, birthing people and their families. Experience of working in the perinatal mental health field is not necessary but a keen interest in this specialist area is essential.
The Perinatal Mental Health service provides specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women from preconception, during pregnancy and up to two years postnatal who live in the boroughs of Brent and Harrow.
To help support you with the above we offer a robust induction and tailored training is given and encouraged. As an employer, CNWL and London Perinatal Network also offer various training opportunities, dependent on how long you are in post and on your development needs. In addition, we offer regular in-house training opportunities to learn from each other with the aim to continuously improve our practice.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings., To deliver a highly specialist evidence-based mental health assessment, formulation of diagnosis ,care planning, treatment and review for women in the perinatal period .
- To provide specialist evidence based interventions such as CBT ,VIPP , VIG, to women in the perinatal period , to the parent infant dyad or the family system.
- To provide specialist consultation, advice and support to both CNWL, local Maternity Hospital in-patient and community services on best practice when working with women with mental health needs; at preconception, pregnant women and women with infants up to one year old.
- To work jointly with care coordinators from CMHTs with a small complex and challenging caseload of pregnant women or those with an infant up to one year old.
- To work in consultation with other professionals making known concerns regarding safeguarding children and/or adults to the appropriate and responsible service. This includes attending Child Protection and Review Conferences as appropriate where the child is at risk because of the mother's mental illness.
- To work with colleagues to establish a clear process and criteria for receiving referrals to undertake direct work or information for advice and liaison work.
- To assist in setting up structures that allow the dissemination of knowledge and skills regarding working with perinatal women in both in-patient and community services.
- To liaise and work with specialist tertiary services such as Mother & Baby Units, personality disorder services, eating disorder services etc.
- To work with fathers, partners and significant others to provide appropriate education training and support.
- To identify carers and refer/sign post for assessment as appropriate.
- To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team exercising autonomous professional responsibility for managing a clinical caseload independently, providing highly specialist assessments and follow-up for women referred with complex problems, which includes assessment of risk in terms of self-harm, self-neglect, vulnerability, harm to others, domestic violence and safeguarding children.
- To seek consultation where necessary with clinical supervisor and/or line manager on clinical work and participate in regular supervision.
- To be mindful of the needs of women and their families from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and social backgrounds and to develop, with colleagues, sensitive and innovative ways of meeting these needs.
- To ensure that all Trust Perinatal service users have a perinatal care plan, which is implemented. This requires attending and contributing to pre and post-birth meetings.
- To work with other professionals in supporting them to implement an agreed parent -infant care plan.
- To attend the CNWL Safeguarding Children multidisciplinary meetings and any other relevant multidisciplinary meetings within Maternity services, as appropriate.
- To be responsible for monitoring, recording and reporting on clinical work and communicating highly complex clinical information to a variety of recipients (e.g. patient's, families and carers, other professionals) orally and in writing.
- To be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and developing excellent working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

12-month Fixed term/ Secondment post
Brent and Harrow Community Perinatal Mental Health Team, based at Northwick Park Hospital are recruiting for a Band 7, 12-month fixed term/secondment post. We are looking for two passionate Registered Mental Health Nurses who are looking to make a difference whilst working in an environment that promotes staff development and training opportunities. CNWL is passionate about developing its own staff, driving them to go on to become more established practitioners and this post is no different.
You could be an existing Band 6 or Band 7 Nurse looking to take your next steps or an experienced practitioner looking for a new venture; we have training and development opportunities tailored to suit your needs within the perinatal framework. If you currently work within CNWL trust already then this would be a wonderful secondment opportunity for a year to experience the working within the perinatal specialty.
Flexible working- Our team operates Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm however there are opportunities for this post to be tailored to suit you and your lifestyle needs with flexible working available in a team that is dynamic and transforming the way we offer support women and birthing people in Brent and Harrow with perinatal mental health challenges. If this sounds like something that could inspire you then we want to hear from you!, We are committed to offering you an environment to flourish which includes dedicated development opportunities as well as a healthier work life balance. We will offer you;
+ Flexible working available to provide a healthy work-life balance.
+ Commitment from the team to develop you by offering in house perinatal training in the form of masterclasses led by members of the perinatal service and associated integral agencies.
+ Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself.
+ Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust.
+ On-site shadowing opportunities including Maternity Services, Mother and baby Unit, Home Treatment Team, Psych Liaison and many more.
+ An opportunity to work with a friendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their service users.
+ Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, blue light card, discounts at Nando's and Superdrug, mobile phone contracts and much more!
+ Award-winning Staff Networks.
+ Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies., We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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