Perinatal Community Psychiatric Nurse

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the East Midlands is seeking a Perinatal Community Psychiatric Nurse to enhance mental health services for expectant and new mothers. The role involves providing assessment and treatment for perinatal mental health needs, managing complex situations, and delivering effective multidisciplinary interventions. The ideal candidate will have relevant nursing qualifications and experience working with mothers facing mental health challenges. Join a dedicated team committed to improving health outcomes for families.

Benefits

Generous salary range

Commitment to professional development

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Experience of working with women who have had a perinatal mental illness.
• Understanding of Sure Start and its role.
• Post qualification training in appropriate psychological interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment to women with perinatal mental health needs.
• Maintain effective records in line with Trust Policies.
• Participate fully in the specialised PCPN team for comprehensive care.

Skills

Good time management

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Risk assessment and management

Offering support in a mental health crisis

Education

RMN or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Registered with the NMC

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Perinatal Community Psychiatric Nurse

The closing date is 28 December 2025

The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises of three directorates; Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.

We're investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.

We have exciting opportunities across different specialities and services, with an emphasis on career development and progression. We want to help our staff reach their full potential, and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed.

Main duties of the job

The Community Perinatal Mental Health Team are part of the Specialist Services directorate and co‑located on the Hopewood site with Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. We are a Nationally Accredited Service with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. We provide assessment and treatment to women with a range of mental health needs related to the perinatal period. The Team provides a service to the City and County of Nottinghamshire and Bassetlaw with clinics located across this geography.

Our core purpose is to work with expectant mothers and mothers to address their mental health needs and mitigate any impact on the unborn baby and infant. We aim to improve the health outcomes for mothers with the provision of a timely, integrated, high quality, effective, multi‑disciplinary interventions.

Although the Team covers the whole region, this post will be located to the Newark and Mansfield areas.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

Although the service provides care across the whole County and Bassetlaw, this specific post will be mostly offering appointments to patients in Mansfield and Newark areas.

Perinatal Mental Health Services has received extensive investment in recent years, recognising the importance on public health in treating mental health problems in the perinatal period. We are looking for an enthusiastic, diligent, and experienced Mental Health Nurse who has the ability to manage complex situations to join our team. Sound therapeutic strategies, combined with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing are essential. You will have experience of working with mothers with perinatal illness and some knowledge of normal child development in order to understand the potential impact of untreated maternal mental illness on the developing foetus/infant/children. You will have the ability to liaise effectively with various health, social and voluntary professionals. A sound working knowledge of Safeguarding is also required. This post offers a supportive team working environment, with commitment to supervision.

To participate fully as a member of the specialised PCPN team providing total packages of care from assessment through to discharge which includes prevention/minimisation of detrimental effects of Perinatal illnesses on the developing foetus/infant and other children.
To maintain a diary of work activities and to produce timely and accurate statistics as required to enable close monitoring of contractual activity and to provide data for audit purposes.
To maintain excellent communication between other service providers to ensure good multi‑disciplinary working, attending case conferences and client reviews as required.
To offer specialist advice/training to other professionals, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies to promote mental health awareness.
To provide advice and consultation to GPs, Consultant Psychiatrists, Obstetricians and other medical staff, Midwives, Health Visitors, Social Workers and other allied professionals.
To provide urgent assessments on the maternity wards in the locality.
To ensure client confidentiality is maintained in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Policy.
To maintain effective records in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.
The supervision of junior members of the clinical team.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Some knowledge of normal child development in order to understand the potential impact of Maternal Mental illness on the developing foetus/infant/children
• Child protection
• Therapeutic strategies/psychological interventions appropriate to the peripartum period
• Perinatal trauma and the impact of this
• Effects of psychotropic medication on foetus and infant.
• Understanding of Perinatal CCQI (College Centre for Quality Improvement)
• National drivers around perinatal mental health care

Skills

• Good time management
• Flexible to change
• Ability to use supervision appropriately
• Range of therapeutic skills for the treatment of common mental health disorders
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Autonomous working
• Is able to build working relationships with the MDT, working collaboratively to improve the patient experience
• Risk assessment and management
• Offering support in a mental health crisis
• Reflective practice

Experience

• Experience of working with women who have a have had a perinatal mental illness.
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of Sure Start and its role.
• Undertaking mental health and risk assessments confidently, and developing care plans accordingly
• Attended conferences/study days in Perinatal Mental Health
• Experience of teaching groups
• Caseload holding and management

Qualifications

• RMN or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Registered with the NMC
• Teaching
• Recent academic study
• Post qualification training in appropriate psychological interventions

Training

• Continued professional development in offering therapeutic interventions
• Mental Health Act
• CPA
• Safeguarding Children
• Safeguarding adults

Physical Requirements

• oThe post holder will be required to drive and have the ability to access patient's homes or other venues as requested by the patient.

Contractual Requirements

• Maintain current UKCC registration.
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata for part-time)