Mental Health Nurse

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Norwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an experienced B6 Mental Health Nurse to join their Community Perinatal Mental Health Service. This full-time position involves managing a caseload of women with mental health needs during the perinatal period. Candidates should have relevant mental health and community experience, a valid UK driving licence, and ideally access to their own vehicle. The team offers a supportive environment with ongoing training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Supportive and collaborative team environment

Specialist perinatal training and supervision

Qualifications

• Experience as a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting is essential.
• Ability to manage a caseload of women with mental health needs.
• Must have a valid UK full driving licence and access to own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health needs.
• Undertake initial assessments and formulate care plans.
• Participate in Duty rota and escalate safeguarding concerns.

Skills

Mental health experience

Community experience

Assessment skills

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Community Perinatal Mental Health Service. We are looking for an experienced B6 Mental Health Nurse, with relevant mental health and community experience to join our Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. This is a substantive, full‑time position. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, a Therapies team, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners, Peer Support Workers, Nursery Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Community Team Managers, a Matron and a Service Manager specialising in perinatal mental health.

The vacancy sits within the East Norfolk locality offering a mix of working in both the beautiful Norfolk countryside and Coastal areas. As this is a community post, it is expected most of our work is completed face to face in service user’s homes or in the community, so a valid UK full driving licence is essential. Access to your own vehicle is preferred, though pool cars can be booked through the Trust’s Hiyacar system.

The Perinatal team is split into three patches across Norfolk – North/City, South/West and the East. The smaller teams remain supportive to each other and continue to work together closely.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health needs within the perinatal period.
• Undertakinginitial assessments.
• Formulating an appropriate plan of care/ signposting to other services.
• Thinking about the parent infant relationship.
• Participating in Duty rota.
• Escalating concerns about safeguarding to ECFS /Children’s Services.
• Ensuring all service users have a co‑produced care plan and up to date combined assessment.

The team offers therapeutic interventions, nursery nurse interventions, medication reviews, Consultant appointments and advocacy through Peer Support. Within our specialist service you can look forward to a supportive and collaborative team with low manageable caseloads, with friendly, visible and accessible senior staff and medical team. We offer specialist perinatal training, line management, caseload and clinical supervision alongside safeguarding supervision on a monthly basis. We are a cohesive, friendly and kind team and will support you every step of the way.

Our Norfolk & Waveney Perinatal Community Mental Health & Lotus Maternal Therapeutic Outreach Teams won the NSFT Staff Excellence Awards 2022. Each member of the team shows compassion and care towards one another, supporting each other to help each other meet service user needs in a timely way.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. The Perinatal Community Mental Health Team provides prevention, detection and management of mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.