Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a dedicated professional to be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality perinatal mental health services. The role involves managing a caseload of clients, providing tailored interventions, and collaborating with various professionals to enhance the standard of care for expectant and new mothers. Applicants should have a diploma/degree and experience in mental health, with a commitment to ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Registered with an appropriate professional body.
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people, or willingness to undertake training.
• Experience in delivering mental health training to non-mental health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the effective provision of Perinatal Mental and Infant Mental Health Services.
• Deliver tailored interventions in maternal mental health.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to improve mental health care standards.

Skills

Managing a busy caseload of clients

Specialist knowledge in perinatal mental health

Specialist knowledge in attachment and infant mental health

Excellent clinical assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Diploma/degree level qualification

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of Perinatal Mental and Infant Mental Health Services to an identified caseload of women. The core purpose of the team is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in maternal mental health and attachment based approaches to mothers and infants.

Main duties of the job include contributing to the effective provision of Perinatal Mental and Infant Mental Health Services, delivering high quality, tailored interventions in maternal mental health, and working with a multi-disciplinary team to raise the profile and standards of mental health care for expectant and newly delivered mothers.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the role. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel and encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

As a Trust, we expect all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role and work in Children's & Young People services to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. We support flexible working requests and consider them for all roles.

Requirements

Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with an appropriate professional body. Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people, or willingness to undertake training. Skills and experience in delivering mental health training and education to non-mental health professionals, and experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

• Substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.
• Specialist knowledge in perinatal mental health or willingness to undertake training.
• Specialist knowledge in attachment and infant mental health or willingness to undertake training.
• An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• Able to produce well-written reports and communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills and ability to manage change in a positive manner.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
• Computer literacy, including analysis of data, or willingness to train in such.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services.