Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service in the UK is seeking an experienced RMN for the Perinatal Mental Health Team. This role involves managing a caseload of women and birthing persons experiencing mental health issues during the perinatal period. You'll work collaboratively with health professionals, conduct assessments, and provide high-quality care. The position offers excellent training opportunities and generous benefits including annual leave and pension. A valid driving license is essential due to service requirements.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing, preferably in perinatal settings.
• Genuine interest in supporting women and birthing people.
• Valid driving license is required due to the service geography.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of women and birthing people with perinatal mental illness.
• Participate in assessments of mental health, risk, and safeguarding.
• Collaborate with various health professionals.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Multi-agency liaison skills

Compassionate care

Job description

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced RMN within the Perinatal Mental Health Team. The post is available within our Cluster 1 team who cover the areas of Trafford, Manchester (South and Central) and Stockport. We are seeking a compassionate, person‑centred individual, with a genuine interest in working with women and birthing people, and their families in the perinatal period, who has excellent communication and multi‑agency liaison skills. We offer excellent training opportunities to our staff and provide robust supervision to support delivery of high‑quality care. The Perinatal Service is commissioned to support women and birthing people throughout Greater Manchester, who experience moderate to severe mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and for their infant up to the age of one year. The Perinatal Service provides assessment, care and treatment including the prevention, detection and management of maternal mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for a caseload of women and birthing people experiencing perinatal mental illness, working as a Perinatal Practitioner in partnership with service users and other professionals, managing and coordinating complex packages of care for both mother/birthing person and infant. There is also an expectation to participate in the duty worker role on a rota basis. The post holder will work in a variety of settings completing routine and urgent assessments of women to assess mental health, risk, and safeguarding. The post holder will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in Early Attachment services, IAPT services, maternity services, health visiting, and children’s services. Due to the expansive geography of this service, the post holder should hold a valid driving license.

Benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)