Perinatal Nursery Nurse

Integrated Care System; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Perinatal Nursery Nurse to join its Specialist Mental Health Service. The role involves supporting mothers before and after childbirth, coordinating care, and providing practical and emotional support while collaborating with various healthcare professionals. Candidates must hold a valid UK driving license and be prepared to travel independently across the trust's sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Post qualification experience with children/young people.
• Perinatal and mental health experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide perinatal support to mothers.
• Liaise with professionals for safeguarding.
• Maintain accurate records in line with Trust Policy.

Skills

Knowledge of Safeguarding Legislation

Ability to work without supervision

Communication skills

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

NVQ level 3 in Early Years Care & Education

Job description

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Perinatal Nursery Nurse

The closing date is 30 July 2025

The post holder will work as part of a Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service to ensure that women with severe or complex mental health conditions who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or have a child under one, receive high quality, evidence based specialist advice, assessment and interventions.

To ensure the provision of specialist advice, consultation, liaison and education to professionals who work with women contemplating pregnancy and during the perinatal period.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Main duties of the job

Provide perinatal support to antenatal and post-natal mothers in the community, promoting and modelling a high standard of care at all times within the birth to five framework.

Provide antenatal preparation including, practical and emotional support to help mums prepare the transition into parenthood. Supporting partners, siblings and wider family. Enhancing the attachment and bonding process through pregnancy using current research. Help supporting families to understand baby's perspective. Provide interventions such as baby massage, talking, playing and interacting with baby, video interactive Guidance.

Support with practical Baby Care. Provide support with Best practice in Baby care. Encouraging social networks. Liaise with other professionals on matters related to safeguarding issues. Maintaining timely and accurate records in line with Trust Policy. Provide information to conferences or court hearing as required and to give information relating to the specific cases. These will be within the context of the Children Act 1989 and local Child Protection procedures.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To assist the multi-disciplinary team in meeting the needs of children and their families by undertaking duties that support and enable family centred care.

To work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team.

The role includes ensuring that there is appropriate communication with other professionals involved in the care of the Child and Mother.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education (Formerly NNEB/Diploma in Nursery Nursing)
• NVQ level 3 in Early Years Care & Education

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team working.
• Post qualification experience working with children/young people and parent/carers
• Perinatal experience
• Mental Health Experience

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of Safeguarding Legislation
• Able to work as required without direct supervision
• Demonstrate knowledge of the physical, emotional needs of babies
• Basic Paediatric Life Support

Personal Qualities

• Team Player and able to work in team and independently
• Able to organise own time and workload
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Other

• Post holder must be able to travel across all Trust sites (names the sites or the region) therefore must be independently mobile.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum, pro rata