Community Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust in Leicester is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) to join the Perinatal Service. The role involves high-quality mental health assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions, and coordinating care for women across pre-conception to 24 months after birth.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, visit patients in their homes and clinics, manage risk, and contribute to service development.

Qualifications

• Clinical assessments and treatment planning in a community setting.
• Experience in coordinating care within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work autonomously and in partnership with carers.
• Interest or experience in perinatal mental health is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clinical caseload and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Work within the MDT to assess, plan and implement care and risk management.
• Visit patients at home and in community venues and run clinics.
• Provide therapeutic and interpersonal support to patients and families.

Skills

Care coordination

Mental health assessment

Risk management

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Overview

Mental Health Practitioner in the Perinatal Service - Band 6

Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

Job Overview

Mental Health Practitioner in the Perinatal Service - Band 6

Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

Do you want to work in a fast-paced yet highly rewarding environment? Do you want the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally within a caring, supportive team?

Then this may be the role for you! We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a full time Band 6 MHP in the Perinatal Service.

The Perinatal Mental Health Team is a Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Community service that covers the whole of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and short-term treatment of women who are affected by a moderate to severe mental health illness in the preconception, antenatal and postnatal period.

The NHS Long Term Plan builds on the commitments outlined in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health to transform specialist PMH services across England. As part of the proposed £2.3bn investment in mental health identified in the Long Term Plan, additional investment will support further service developments for perinatal mental health.

As a result of a successful funding bid from NHSE, we are looking to expand the service significantly with the addition a number of staff. This will enable us to offer access to women with moderate to severe perinatal health difficulties access to specialist community care from pre-conception to 24 months (extended from 12 months) after birth. We will also increase access to evidence based psychological therapies for those offered treatment by the service. We are keen to receive applicants from male staff who can assist us in the development of support for partners of the patients.

Further info please contact: Chipo Kasenza - Email: - Telephone: [phone]

The interviews will be face to face? Alternatively, we could state that interviews are expected to be face to face, but if they are held via Teams, applicants should follow the guidance provided.

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

The post holder will maintain a clinical case load, fulfilling all the roles and responsibilities of a Care Coordinator. They will work effectively in the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality mental health assessments, treatment programs and manage risk. This work will involve patients and their carers in the delivery of evidence based interventions/treatments, recovery focused work. You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to high quality care as well as possessing good therapeutic and interpersonal skills. The post holder will be required to work autonomously as well as within the MDT and other settings.

You will visit people in their own homes and communities as well as running clinics at the team base and other community venues. You will have a strong sense of initiative, excellent team working ability and be an excellent communicator. You will need to demonstrate knowledge and experience of nursing interventions and community assessment skills. Qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected. You will have experience of post-registration work, ideally with this client group.

We are a dynamic, supportive and experienced team who value clinical supervision alongside weekly group psychology supervision. In this forum we discuss complex cases, how to manage these and look at new initiatives in mental health.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered from over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.