Perinatal Parent Infant Practitioner (Community Nursery Nurse)

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Perinatal Parent Infant Practitioner (Community Nursery Nurse) in Ellesmere Port. The role is Band 4, full-time (37.5 hours) on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave, with supervision from perinatal health professionals.

The post involves working with mothers and infants to support development, attachment, and parenting, and delivering care across home and community settings within the perinatal mental health team.

Qualifications

• Recent experience of working with children/families
• Experience in a community setting
• Post-qualification experience
• Understanding and experience of safeguarding processes
• Experience of working with women with mental health difficulties

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive support to new parents in various settings including homes and community centres
• Assess baby health, wellbeing and related needs and contribute to care planning
• Offer evidence-based advice on baby care, feeding, attachment and parenting skills
• Work under supervision of Perinatal Health Visitor and Lead Psychologist

Skills

Weaning & nutrition

Child development

Behaviour management

Play & development

Attachment & bonding

Safety & health promotion

Education

NNEB

Level 3 BTec National Diploma in Early Years

NVQ Level 3 in Early Year and Education

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education

Level 3 qualification in Children's Care, Learning and Development

Willingness to engage in further training for parent/infant relationship support

Interest in developing therapeutic skills under supervision

Job description

Perinatal Parent Infant Practitioner (Community Nursery Nurse)

Band 4

Main area Perinatal Parent Infant Practitioner (Community Nursery Nurse) Grade Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (To cover maternity leave) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 373-SMH2788

Site Unit 4, Pioneer House Town Ellesmere Port Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

The Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Team are seeking a full-time Parent Infant Practitioner/Perinatal Community Nursery Nurse (37.5 hours per week).

The post holder will be a qualified Nursery Nurse employed to work in a Parent Infant Practitioner role within the specialist perinatal multidisciplinary community team. The role will centre around supporting the mother and infant to develop physically and emotionally and nurture their developing relationship and attachment. All activities undertaken by the Parent Infant Practitioner (Nursey Nurse) will be at the discretion/delegation of the team’s Perinatal Health Visitor and the Parent-Infant Lead Clinical Psychologist, after appropriate in-service training has been given and level of competency demonstrated.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible and accountable to the Perinatal Team Manager and Perinatal Health Visitor, working as a qualified Nursery Nurse Practitioner. The postholder will receive highly specialist clinical supervision from the Parent-Infant Lead Clinical Psychologist. You will provide help and support to parents to enable them to make informed choices in relation to parenting giving evidence-based advice and information in respect to baby care, development, infant feeding, breastfeeding, weaning, behaviour management, play, hygiene, dental care, accident prevention, crying and soothing, attachment, parenting skills and local community facilities. You will provide intensive support to new parents in a variety of settings including clients’ homes, Children’s Centres, G.P Surgeries, health centre or other local community centre under the direction of the perinatal mental health clinicians, taking into account the diverse needs of the community. The postholder will assist in assessing baby’s health, well-being and related needs and contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of care. To support mothers in general management of baby care, demonstrating an understanding of how this may be hindered by the presence of mental illness and provide practical and emotional support to help women prepare for the transition into parenthood.

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.

We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

For more guidance, please refer to the applicant guide available on our website.

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

• NNEB or
• Level 3 BTec National Diploma in Early Years awarded by Edexcel or
• NVQ Level 3 in Early Year and Education (NVQEYE) or
• NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education (*NVQCE) or
• Level 3 qualification in Children's Care, Learning and Development (*CCLD)
• Willingness to engage in and complete further training opportunities for parent/infant relationship support and promoting play and attachment for mother/baby
• Qualified in or interested in developing further therapeutic skills and training under supervision of Perinatal Psychologists e.g Video Interactive Guidance, NBO and/or NBAS.

Knowledge and Expertise

• Weaning and nutrition
• Child development
• Behaviour management
• Play and development
• Attachment and bonding Safety
• Health promotion

Experience

• Recent experience of working with children/ families
• Previous experience of working within a community setting.
• Evidence of post qualification experience.
• Understanding and experience of working with safeguarding processes.
• Experience of working with women with mental health difficulties.

Trust Values

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Elaine Worrall Job title Operational Lead for Perinatal Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0151 488 8434

Additional information

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?