Perinatal Nursery Nurse — Infant & Mother Care

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nursery Nurse to join our 8-bed Mother and Baby Unit, providing care to women with Perinatal Mental Health difficulties and their infants.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary inpatient setting, helping ensure infant safety, promoting mother-infant interaction, and supporting mums in their role as mothers. Training and clinical supervision are provided.

Qualifications

• Degree in childcare, education, playwork or equivalent.
• Degree level in Early Years and Education or equivalent.
• BA (Hons) in childhood studies or equivalent.
• Experience supervising staff in a nursery or crche setting.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation.
• Able to undertake administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist mothers and infants in the unit and support mother-infant relationship.
• Deliver high quality, tailored interventions for maternal mental health and attachment-based approaches.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary inpatient team to ensure infant safety and wellbeing.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Safeguarding legislation knowledge

Administrative tasks

Education

Degree in Childcare, Education, Playwork or equivalent

Early Years/Education degree level

BA (Hons) in childhood studies

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nursery Nurse to join our 8-bed Mother and Baby Unit, providing care to women with Perinatal Mental Health difficulties and their infants.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary inpatient setting, helping ensure infant safety, promoting mother-infant interaction, and supporting mums in their role as mothers. Training and clinical supervision are provided.