Perinatal Infant Mental Health Lead Health Visitor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in West Kent is looking for a dedicated Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Lead Health Visitor. You will provide expert clinical leadership, develop and deliver training, and implement care pathways for mental health services targeting women and infants. Candidates should possess a Health Visiting qualification and relevant experience in mental health. Join us to make a positive impact in our community by fostering strong parent-infant relationships and supporting vulnerable families.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Health Visiting.
• Experience in developing policy and service plans.
• Significant experience in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Develop training related to Perinatal Mental Health.
• Support the delivery of Emotional Wellbeing Visits interventions.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Leadership

Education

Health Visiting Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification

Training in Perinatal Mental Health

Job description

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join the Kent Health Visiting Service as a Perinatal and Infant MentalHealth Lead Health Visitor. The Lead Health Visitor for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health will be responsiblefor supporting the development and implementation of the Health Visiting Service’s Perinatal and InfantMental Health offer. They will work in the locality areas of West Kent (Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wellsand Maidstone) to provide expert clinical leadership to the Health Visiting Service and multi-disciplinary teamsin relation to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and Parent and Infant Relationship. The post holder willensure the development and implementation of comprehensive multi-disciplinary care pathways, policies andprocedures, to address the mental health needs of women, infants, and their families in the perinatal period,actively working in collaboration with other services.

Main duties of the job

The PIMH Lead Health Visitor role requires a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills to ensureconsistency, equity and efficiency of service delivery to families. They will work as part of the local healthvisiting team to support the wider delivery of the health visiting service, provide relevant training pertaining toPerinatal and Infant Mental Health, Parent Infant Relationship, Emotional Well-being and Birth Trauma. Thelead will also provide support and guidance to practitioners with an emphasis on prevention and earlyidentification of mental health difficulties. They will build / strengthen partnership and foster positiverelationships between parents and their infants. This will be achieved through the development of trainingpackages, and programmes that aligned with national and local policies and procedures which will be deliveredinternally, to our external partners and the wider public health workforce. The Lead will also be responsiblefor co-facilitated group interventions, and support the delivery of the Institute of Health Visiting’s EmotionalWellbeing Visits intervention and ensure that practice is evidence-based.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Health Visiting Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification
• Training / qualifications specific to Perinatal Mental Health

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications (Level 7) relevant to area of practice
• Relevant qualification in clinical supervision
• Registered mental health qualification
• Relevant certificate in Education and Training Facilitation Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (CET)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Health Visiting
• Supporting others (mentor / coach / educator / supervisor)
• Experience of developing policy and service development plans with practical experience of change management
• Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups
• Experience in managing complex caseloads and working with vulnerable families
• Significant experience in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge in relation to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
• Understanding of National Service Framework policies and procedures, safeguarding, and NICE guidelines
• Up-to-date research based professional knowledge about Perinatal and Infant Mental Health including appropriate interventions
• Specialist knowledge and experience in perinatal and infant mental health, developed through training and practice
• Understanding of the impact of poor parental mental health on infants and other family members, and the role that the health visiting services can play in mitigating this

Desirable criteria

• Have a working knowledge of common psychiatric medications used for the treatment of women during pregnancy and postnatally
• Proven ability to develop effective partnerships to achieve practical outcomes across organisational boundaries including statutory organisations, external agencies, community and voluntary organisations

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets etc
• Effective influencing, facilitation skills and negotiating skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate well with staff and other service organisations
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage and lead change
• Capacity to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable approach to working arrangements surrounding remote access, significant travel across the county and occasional travel to UK cities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively

Desirable criteria

• Ability to work at both a strategic and operational level

Ability to Manage

Essential criteria

• Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of senior management
• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
• Ability to manage own time effectively

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