2 x Locum Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse's to join two of their Perinatal Teams.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Job Summary
The Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner will work as a member of the Perinatal Mental Health Service. The post holder will manage a defined caseload of service users experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health problems, and those with pre-existing severe mental health diagnoses to reduce perinatal risk and maintain stability in this vulnerable period for women's mental health. They will undertake holistic community assessments with a strong emphasis on the parent-infant relationship and safeguarding.
The post holder will offer a variety of therapeutic interventions including supportive therapy, psychosocial interventions, specialist medication advice and problem solving techniques. In addition the post holder will be expected to offer both support and advice to carers and relatives, and to work in an integrated manner with key partner organisations and professionals. The post holder will be required to provide consultative advice to other agencies, and to participate in delivering training and development for other professionals.
The post holder will contribute to facilitating the transformation of the perinatal service to meet best practice standards including NICE Guidelines Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health (2014) and Royal College of Psychiatrist Quality Network Standards.“The focus of future mental Health services will be based on the delivery of a comprehensive range of services, provided within a stepped care model that ensures that people with a mental health need receive services that are underpinned by the principle of recovery and aimed at achieving and maintaining the maximum level of functioning, independence, social inclusion”. The Perinatal Mental Health Service is a multi-disciplinary mental health service providing support to women in pregnancy and the postnatal period, working closely with other agencies such as midwifery, health visiting and social services”.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and would like to find out more please call Lauren – 07552277905 (new registrants) or Georgia – 07552277896 (existing registrants) or alternatively please e-mail recruitment@westmeriarecruitment.co.uk
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