Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Ilford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a qualified RMN to join their Perinatal Parent Infant Mental Health Service. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of pregnant women and their families by providing essential mental health interventions. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring a well-coordinated safety network of care. This position not only allows for direct clinical work but also contributes to the development of consultancy frameworks for professionals across various sectors. If you are passionate about mental health and want to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, this is the role for you.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Comprehensive Induction Training

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience in mental health settings.
• Experience with safeguarding children cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health interventions to pregnant women and their partners.
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency colleagues.

Skills

Mental Health Interventions

Interpersonal Skills

IT Skills

Education

RMN Registration

NVQ Level 2

Job description

Job summary

The Perinatal Parent Infant Mental Health Service is a specialist multi-disciplinary service in NELFT NHS Foundation Trust. The team has developed assessment, treatment interventions and seamless care pathways for women who have mental ill health in the perinatal period. The service is essential as the perinatal period is a critical time of development for a baby and the baby's parents and siblings. It can also be a time of accentuated risk

The Service provides assessment, treatment interventions and seamless care pathways for women experiencing mental ill health during the Perinatal period, up to a year postnatally. The Service works closely with Maternity Services, Adult Community Recovery Teams, Home Treatment Teams, Adult Psychological Services, Primary Care Services and Social Services within the four boroughs.

As well as offering direct clinical interventions, the team is establishing expert consultancy and support and supervision frameworks for a range of professionals across all tiers of intervention in the statutory and non-statutory sectors locally.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a qualified RMN to provide mental health interventions to pregnant women and/or their partners/significant others.

As a member of the multidisciplinary Perinatal Parent Infant Mental Health Service, the post holder will work constructively with colleagues to ensure a carefully planned 'safety network' of care is available for parents and babies. The post holder will work collaboratively with multiagency colleagues to ensure a carefully planned 'safety network' of care is available for parents and babies.

You must have post qualification experience within a mental health setting and experience of working in the community as a qualified Practitioner; and working with Safeguarding children cases.

Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable, and/or a keen interest in this specialist area. An Awareness of Antenatal and postnatal Nice Guidelines is also desirable

About us

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of £4,551 and maximum of £5,735, pro rata for part time staff

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum, Plus HCAS (Pro Rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

395-WF003-25

Job locations

Goodmayes

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8XJ

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
• RMN, RGN, RNLD, Registration with relevant professional body

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or other specific job related post-registration qualification (eg Mentoring and Enabling Learning in Practice, ENB-998 or equivalent)

Experience Essential

• Working with adults who have complex mental health needs
• To have experience in working/liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, internal and external agencies in the provision of care
• Ability to work under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely clinical decisions in conjunction with the MDT
• Ability to work both independently and as part of the team

Desirable

• awareness of perinatal/postnatal concerns

Skills Essential

• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, especially the ability to engage with service users and significant others in busy/high pressure environments

knowledge Essential

• Understanding of contemporary evidence based 'best practice
• Understanding the Health & Social Care Act and its application
• Understanding of NICE antenatal/postnatal CQC and DoH guidance

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
• RMN, RGN, RNLD, Registration with relevant professional body

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or other specific job related post-registration qualification (eg Mentoring and Enabling Learning in Practice, ENB-998 or equivalent)

Experience Essential

• Working with adults who have complex mental health needs
• To have experience in working/liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, internal and external agencies in the provision of care
• Ability to work under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely clinical decisions in conjunction with the MDT
• Ability to work both independently and as part of the team

Desirable

• awareness of perinatal/postnatal concerns

Skills Essential

• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, especially the ability to engage with service users and significant others in busy/high pressure environments

knowledge Essential

• Understanding of contemporary evidence based 'best practice
• Understanding the Health & Social Care Act and its application
• Understanding of NICE antenatal/postnatal CQC and DoH guidance

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8XJ

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8XJ

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)