Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner - Flexible Start

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) in Chelmsford. The role is a 37.5-hour week fixed-term contract for 6 months, with a pro rata salary of £39,959–£48,117 per year.

The post focuses on managing a defined caseload of pregnant women and infants, delivering holistic assessments and integrated care. The successful candidate may be newly qualified with perinatal experience and will work within the Perinatal Mental Health

Qualifications

• RMN qualification and evidence of current registration on Part 3 of NMC register or social worker or OT registered.
• Safeguarding experience in both adult and child
• Community experience
• Previous Perinatal experience

Responsibilities

• To work jointly with care coordinators from CMHTs with a small complex and challenging caseload of pregnant women or those with an infant up to one year old.
• Conduct both single handed and joint high quality mental health assessments as required to identify mental health needs for people referred to the Perinatal Mental Health Service.
• Take responsibility for the management of a defined client caseload as identified in consultation with the Team Manager, Clinical Team Leader and team.
• Utilise the Care Programme Approach (CPA) as defined within the Trust Policy and to act as Care Co-ordinator as required.
• To ensure that all Trust Perinatal service users have a perinatal care plan, this is implemented.
• Ensure risks are effectively managed and interventions are effectively prioritised.
• Maintain effective individualised care through the assessment of health and social care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans co-produced with service users.

Skills

Perinatal experience

Safeguarding experience

Community experience

Education

RMN qualification

NMC Part 3 registration

Job description

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) in Chelmsford. The role is a 37.5-hour week fixed-term contract for 6 months, with a pro rata salary of £39,959–£48,117 per year.

The post focuses on managing a defined caseload of pregnant women and infants, delivering holistic assessments and integrated care. The successful candidate may be newly qualified with perinatal experience and will work within the Perinatal Mental Health