Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist

NSFT Jobs; Kesgrave; Presencial; GBP 43.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NSFT is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Suffolk Perinatal Community Mental Health service in Kesgrave. You will provide clinical leadership within a multi-disciplinary team, manage a small complex caseload and drive service development in perinatal mental health.

The role emphasizes collaboration with consultants, therapists, social workers and nursing colleagues, with opportunities for training and innovation in a rapidly expanding service.

Formación

• Knowledge of Maternity and Health Visiting services desirable but not essential.

Responsabilidades

• Accepting and triaging all new referrals received by the team.
• Communicate with referring partners and other agencies.
• Arrange and carry out initial assessments.
• Provide caseload supervision to case managers and lead on service development.

Conocimientos

Clinical leadership

Perinatal mental health

Team liaison

Descripción del empleo

Our Suffolk Perinatal Community Mental Health service is excited to be looking to recruit an additional Clinical Nurse Specialist.

This is an opportunity to work within a specialist multi-disciplinary setting, which offers a wide range of MDT clinical specialisms. We are looking for someone who has excellent clinical skills, experience in clinical leadership and a passion for perinatal mental health. It is an exciting time to be working in the perinatal world as the services are rapidly expanding, there are opportunities for additional training and service development.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Therapies team, Case Managers, Social Workers, Peer Support Workers, Nursery Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Community Team Managers, and a Service Manager specialising in perinatal mental health.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide clinical leadership to the team. You will also work closely with our Community Team Manager and provide operational support for the team as needed. You will hold a small case load of more complex cases as well as be leading on projects to further develop and enhance the service we provide.

Knowledge of Maternity and Health Visiting services is desirable but not essential.

The job role with consist of the following, but is not limited to;

• Accepting and triaging all new referrals received by the team.
• To communicate /liaise effectively with relevant referring partners and other agencies.
• Arranging and carrying out initial assessments.
• Offering time to support the wider team with visits where specialist knowledge could be required
• Being part of the wider Senior Leadership Team and encouraging evidence based changes and processes across the service.
• Supporting staff with advice for duty calls during working hours and putting in place appropriate actions to address identified risks.
• To ensure that any identified immediate risks are appropriately responded to and a proportionate risk management strategy is actioned, with input from the multidisciplinary team members.
• Keeping up to date with relevant perinatal research and news to share with the wider team
• Offering caseload supervision to case managers

If you’re enthusiastic, person centred and have experience working in a community setting, we would love to hear from you.

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.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jessica Jeewa Job title: Community Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01284 719704