Perinatal Referrals Management Service Care Coordinator

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in a forward-thinking organization dedicated to mental health care. As a Perinatal Referrals Management Service Care Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in supporting mothers and infants facing mental health challenges. This position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with various health professionals while contributing to the development of essential services. With a focus on empathy and integrity, the organization values diverse experiences and is committed to providing high-quality care. Join a team that prioritizes compassionate support and professional growth, making a real difference in the lives of families in need.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Coaching and support

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts and payment schemes

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker qualification required.
• Experience working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate referrals for the Yorkshire and Humber Mother and Baby Unit.
• Attend CPA meetings and manage complex social circumstances.

Skills

Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills

Experience with women with a mental illness in the perinatal period

Understanding of diversity and gender issues

Knowledge of safeguarding children

Education

Bsc/BA/Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing

Registered with the relevant governing body

Job description

Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS Job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York.

At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.

Perinatal Referrals Management Service Care Coordinator

Main area: Perinatal Referrals Management Service
Grade: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (15 hours per week also available)
Job ref: 173-58224-LPS

Site: Perinatal Referrals Management Service
Town: Leeds
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 30/01/2025

Job overview

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider for perinatal services for the Yorkshire and Humber provider collaborative which goes live in April 2025. In autumn 2025 there will be a further bed expansion to the existing and only mother and baby unit in Yorkshire and Humber, which will allow for inpatient care to be provided for mothers and their infants closer to their home. The mother and baby unit provides acute inpatient care for women and their infant (from 32 weeks of pregnancy up to 12 months postnatal) who are suffering from a moderate to severe mental illness.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual(s) to join our innovative, dynamic and forward thinking perinatal mental health referrals management service. The Referrals Management Service was established to coordinate referrals from across the region for the Yorkshire and Humber Mother and Baby Unit. This is a new and developing part of the existing perinatal mental health community provision, providing opportunities for the successful candidate to contribute to the development of the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work across the perinatal community service and mother and baby unit, whilst liaising with acute mental health wards, community mental health services, health professionals and social care across the region. The post holder will attend CPA meetings for service users placed out of area and in acute mental health wards. Experience of triaging referrals and liaising with professionals would be advantageous for the role.

Some of our families have very complex social circumstances and this needs sensitive handling alongside the management of the mental illness and the ongoing safeguarding of mother and infant. The post holder will lead on partners assessments and the initiation of early help plans to support wider family.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will hold a qualification as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with experience of working in mental health care. They should have experience of working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an ability to think strategically and demonstrate excellent time management skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is committed to working in a multi-agency recovery focused way with mums, families and wider social networks across all areas of our service. As a specialist service, we prioritise teaching for partner agencies and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to this.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Bsc/BA/Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing/Occupational Therapy/Social Work and be registered with the relevant governing body

Skills

• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills

Experience

• Experience of working with women with a mental illness in the perinatal period
• Evidence of up to date training related to contemporary Mental Health practice
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of diversity and gender issues and how these relate to service provision
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding children and how to manage this in a specialist mental health care setting

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that from 1st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.