Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner (Cheshire East)

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Band 6 Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner in the Cheshire East area, with a substantial caseload and a multidisciplinary team. The post supports perinatal and infant mental health services for women, with a focus on high-quality, tailored interventions and flexible working patterns.

The role welcomes nurses, social workers, midwives and occupational therapists, with options for full-time, part-time or condensed hours.

Qualifications

• Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with an appropriate professional body (e.g. RMN, SW, Midwife, OT)
• Level 3 Safeguarding Children and Young People or willingness to undertake training
• Post graduate qualification relevant to the specialism

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health difficulties in the perinatal period.
• Complete initial assessments for referrals into the perinatal service.
• Be duty practitioner on a rota basis.
• Contribute to MDT meetings to ensure effective plans and interventions.
• Engage with a wide range of stakeholders including staff, women/birthing people, families, carers and other agencies.
• Liaise with professionals across settings.
• Ensure equality of access to services, paying attention to diversity and hard-to-reach groups.
• Plan and coordinate own day-to-day workload with service needs.

Skills

Independent work

Teamwork

Creative planning

Flexibility

Education

Diploma/Degree with professional registration

Safeguarding Level 3 training

Postgraduate qualification in specialist area

Job description

Band 6

Main area Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner (Cheshire East) Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 373-SMH2772

Site Beech House Town Macclesfield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

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 in which the post-holder will work, is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in maternal mental health and attachment based approaches to mothers and infants. The service will have a key role in raising the profile and standards of mental health care for expectant and newly delivered mothers across universal and specialist services.

We are supportive service who offer training in perinatal mental health and a robust supervision model.

We welcome applicants with a core professional qualification such as Nurses, Social Workers, Midwives, Occupational Therapists.

This post is to caseload hold in the Cheshire East patch of our service but there will be some working across the CWP footprint

We will consider applicants who wish to work full time, part time and condensed hours (flexible working).

Main duties of the job

Manage a defined caseload of women with diagnoses of moderate - severe mental health difficulties in the perinatal period.

Complete initial assessments for women referred into the perinatal service.

To be duty practitioner on a rota basis.

Contribute to MDT meetings to ensure effective plans and interventions can be established for women referred into the perinatal service.

Contribute to the team's engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including staff, women/birthing people and their families, their carers and other statutory and voluntary sector agencies.

Liaise with a wide range of other professionals.

Ensure equality of access to services for all women, paying particular attention to diversity issues and women from hard to reach groups.

Be responsible for planning and co-ordinating own day to day workload in collaboration with the needs of women and their families and the wider needs of the service.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with an appropriate professional body (i.e Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Registered General Nurse etc)
• Training to Level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or willingness to undertake training
• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism

Knowledge and Experise

• 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
• CPA process
• Able to produce well written reports
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings
• Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions
• Ability to manage risk
• Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage own time and that of the team's
• Ability to work flexibly
• Able to be mobile across a geographic area
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner
• Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes
• Understanding of recovery principles in mental health

Experience

• Skills and experience in delivering mental health training and education to non-mental health professionals
• 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
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector

Trust Values

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow

We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.

We offer career opportunities to staff across a range of professions, including:

• Allied health professions - including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech and language therapy
• Medical - including psychiatry and general practice
• Pharmacy
• Clinical support roles
• Estates and facilities
• Support services roles - including HR, communications, ICT,finance and more

At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.

With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?

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