Perinatal Mental Health Midwife

Integrated Care System; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health care service is seeking a compassionate and motivated Perinatal Mental Health Midwife to enhance care for individuals with mental health complexities during pregnancy and postpartum. This role involves working in both acute and community settings, providing direct clinical care while ensuring the delivery of appropriate support for expectant parents. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and experience in midwifery, particularly in perinatal mental health. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Qualifications

• Band 6 midwife with current/active NMC registration.
• Post-registration experience of NHS midwifery.
• Recent experience in the field of perinatal mental health, or specialist training.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Midwife for Perinatal Mental Health.
• Assess, plan, and deliver effective midwifery care for those with mental health issues.
• Provide direct clinical care and support to Trust staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Excellent interpersonal skills

Effective organisational skills

Confident decision maker

Good critical thinking skills

Education

Diploma/degree in midwifery

Completed a midwifery preceptorship programme

Diploma in counselling

Job description

Go back Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Perinatal Mental Health Midwife

The closing date is 11 August 2025

Band 6 Perinatal Mental Health midwife - 37.5 hours/week

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated band 6 NMC registered midwife to support the existing Perinatal Mental Heath team to improve the care, experience, and outcomes for those with mental health complexities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife who is passionate about supporting people experiencing or at significant risk of mental health concerns during pregnancy and the postnatal period to optimise their mental health and promote the best outcomes for them and their unborn/newborn babies.

You will work across acute and community settings and within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team, providing direct clinical care as well as advice and support to Trust staff. You will be expected to work within the team and independently, which will involve lone working including home visits to parents and families; being a car driver with full driving license is required for this.

The successful candidate should be knowledgeable, compassionate, and well organised, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should demonstrate adaptability and a flexible approach to work.

Main duties of the job

The Perinatal Mental Health Midwife will support the Lead Midwife for Perinatal Mental Health to assess, plan, and deliver effective and responsive programmes of midwifery care for those experiencing mental health issues throughout the childbirth continuum. You will be involved of plans of care which are additional and opportunistic beyond the routine services offered by community/hospital-based midwives. You should be passionate about supporting service users with trauma and/or mental health complexities as well as acting as a resource for staff.

You will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of evidence-based, personalised care that promotes engagement and wellbeing for pregnant people and their families with mental health concerns. Working within the Perinatal Mental Health maternity team and working closely and collaboratively other professionals, you will ensure the delivery of appropriate care, support, and guidance to optimise mental and physical health and promote the best outcomes for parents and their unborn/newborn babies.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and use your application to demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

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

We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted for interview please make sure you apply as soon as possible.A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Band 6 midwife with current/active NMC registration
• Diploma/degree in midwifery
• Completed a midwifery preceptorship programme
• Diploma in counselling

Experience

• Post-registration experience of NHS midwifery
• Evidence of continuing education and CPD
• Experience of working autonomously, within multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team
• Recent experience in the field of perinatal mental health, or specialist training

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate sensitively and appropriately
• Effective organisational skills
• Confident decision maker and good critical thinking skills

Knowledge

• Understanding of current issues that relate to perinatal mental health
• Knowledge of confidentiality, safeguarding and application to practice

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.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata per annum