Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care organization in Cambridge is seeking a Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse to join their team. The role involves supporting women with severe or complex mental health conditions during pregnancy and after childbirth. Responsibilities include providing specialist advice, managing high-risk cases, and leading the multi-disciplinary care planning process. Applicants must hold a full UK driving license, as travel is essential for this position. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant difference in women's lives through dedicated mental health support.

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK driving license to travel independently.
• Experience working with women experiencing perinatal mental health problems is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based specialist advice and interventions.
• Support complex, high-risk women and their families directly.
• Lead and contribute to multi-disciplinary care planning efforts.

Skills

Full UK driving license

Ability to work independently

Communication skills

Job description

I'm Gaby, one of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurses within the South Perinatal team. We support women with severe or complex mental health conditions who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or have a child under one.

We provide high quality, evidence-based specialist advice, assessment, and interventions. Our team includes Psychiatrists, Nurses, OT's, Social Workers, Nursery Nurses, Psychologists and Peer Support workers who work alongside each other to provide holistic and quality care for our patients.

You will have the opportunity to further your knowledge and be provided with specialised training to support you within this role. This is a great opportunity to join a developing service and make a real difference in women's care. If you are successful, you will work with mothers, their infants and families who are at risk of or experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will work as part of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team to ensure that women with severe or complex mental health conditions who are planning pregnancy, are pregnant or have a child under one, receive high quality, evidence-based specialist advice, assessment and interventions.
• To ensure the provision of specialist advice, consultation, liaison and education to professionals who work with women contemplating pregnancy and during the perinatal period.
• The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist is to hold a small caseload of the most complex, high-risk cases, provide and assist the development of skills, knowledge and understanding regarding the risks associated with this client group both with internal and external partners.
• To work directly with complex, high-risk women, their infants and families who are at risk of or are experiencing severe and complex perinatal mental health problems.
• To attend perinatal referral and clinical meetings to offer support and participate in clinical decision making.
• To take a lead role in ensuring that a high standard of multi-disciplinary care planning is in place and to be accountable for the nursing contribution to the process.
• To maintain personal and professional development by providing direct clinical work to individuals and their families with appropriate evidence-based intervention.
• To encourage and develop user and carer involvement.
• To support the Directorate with the investigation process and learning lessons from serious incidents and complaints.
• To undertake any other duties which may reasonably be required by the Service.
• To support the manager in developing and implementing change within the team.
• To be part of the continual development of the Countywide Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
• To contribute to the development and delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Training and Education to other staffing groups.

Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and use of a vehicle. You will need to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs.
• Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026