Nursery Nurse | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chelmsford is looking for an experienced Nursery Nurse to join their team in the Rainbow Mother and Baby unit. This position involves supporting mothers with acute mental health issues during pregnancy up to their baby's first year. You will provide practical and emotional support, monitor infant development, and facilitate parent education groups. The role emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to care and offers various employee benefits including NHS discounts and training opportunities.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible Employer

Opportunity for bank shifts

Qualifications

• Experience working with women suffering from acute mental illness.
• Ability to run therapeutic and educational parent/infant groups.
• Experience in developing individual care plans.

Responsibilities

• Support the Nurse in Charge in day-to-day ward operations.
• Monitor babies' welfare and development.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team in care delivery.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Practical support for patients

Emotional support for patients

Job description

Rainbow Mother and Baby unit is a 6 bedded specialist commissioned service offering assessment, support and treatment to women suffering from acute mental health illness during their third trimester of pregnancy up to baby being 12mths old.

Admissions are accepted primarily from the east of England. The team work very closely with other key professions to ensure the best outcomes for both Mother and baby therefore strong communication skills are essential.

Perinatal work is an exciting area focusing not only on the individual but the extended family during what can be the most amazing and terrifying time in their life.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic Nursery Nurse to join our expanding service and support in the care and recovery of the ladies admitted to the service, their infant and wider family.

Join a highly enthusiastic, passionate and committed team. Dedicated to providing the highest quality care for the ladies we treat, their babies and families.

Responsibilities

• Support the Nurse in Charge in the day to day running of the ward, offering practical and emotional support to patients experiencing acute mental illness and distress.
• Support in the monitoring of babies welfare and development.
• Run therapeutic and educational parent/infant groups on the ward.
• Develop individualised care plans for the babies on the unit.
• Work as part of the wider MDT in developing and delivering individualised care to the women on the ward and their babies.
• Support other team members in delivery of training to staff on baby development and care.

Benefits

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

Staff Bank

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What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.