Community Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Care Coordinator within the Perinatal Mental Health Team. The post involves maintaining a clinical caseload, conducting comprehensive assessments, and delivering short-term treatment for women with perinatal mental illness.

The role includes home visits, clinics at the base and community venues, and weekly supervision. The ideal candidate has post-registration nursing experience, knowledge of nursing interventions, and strong communication and

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of nursing interventions.
• Community assessment skills.
• Good therapeutic and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and teamworking.
• Strong initiative and ability to work autonomously.
• Enthusiasm and commitment to high quality care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clinical caseload and carry out all Care Coordinator roles and responsibilities.
• Provide high quality mental health assessments and treatment programmes within the multidisciplinary team.
• Manage risk for patients.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and recovery-focused work with patients and carers.
• Visit people in their own homes and communities.
• Run clinics at the team base and other community venues.
• Work autonomously as well as within the MDT and other settings.

Skills

Nursing interventions

Community assessment

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamworking

Autonomy

Education

Post-registration nursing qualification

Job description

This post sits in the Perinatal Mental Health Team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, a specialist community service covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The post holder keeps a clinical caseload as a Care Coordinator, doing assessments, short-term treatment and risk management for women with moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period. It is full time, with home visits and clinics at the team base and community venues, plus clinical supervision and weekly group psychology supervision. Post-registration experience is needed, ideally with this client group.

What the job involves

• Maintain a clinical caseload and carry out all Care Coordinator roles and responsibilities
• Provide high quality mental health assessments and treatment programmes within the multidisciplinary team
• Manage risk for patients
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and recovery-focused work with patients and carers
• Visit people in their own homes and communities
• Run clinics at the team base and other community venues
• Work autonomously as well as within the MDT and other settings

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications, or willingness to train towards them

Experience

• Post-registration experience

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of nursing interventions
• Community assessment skills
• Good therapeutic and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and teamworking
• Strong initiative and ability to work autonomously
• Enthusiasm and commitment to high quality care

Nice to have

• Experience with the perinatal client group

What’s offered

• Clinical supervision
• Weekly group psychology supervision
• Consideration of alternative hours or varied working patterns under the flexible working policy