PIMH Lead Health Visitor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ditton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in England seeks a Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Lead Health Visitor to provide expert clinical leadership and develop comprehensive care pathways. The role includes supporting practitioners, delivering training on mental health, and fostering positive relationships between parents and infants. Candidates should have relevant clinical qualifications and experience in the field, along with strong leadership skills. This position is pivotal in enhancing mental health services during the perinatal period.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• High level of knowledge related to mental health needs of women and infants.
• Ability to develop and deliver training packages and programs.
• Experience in providing guidance and support to practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of mental health services.
• Provide expert clinical leadership to health visiting teams.
• Ensure evidence-based practice in service delivery.

Skills

Expert knowledge in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

Leadership and training skills

Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Evidence-based practice

Education

Relevant clinical qualifications

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join the Kent Health Visiting Service as a Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Lead Health Visitor. The Lead Health Visitor for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the Health Visiting Service's Perinatal and Infant Mental Health offer. They will work in the locality areas of West Kent (Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone) to provide expert clinical leadership to the Health Visiting Service and multi-disciplinary teams in relation to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and Parent and Infant Relationship. The post holder will ensure the development and implementation of comprehensive multi-disciplinary care pathways, policies and procedures, to address the mental health needs of women, infants, and their families in the perinatal period, actively working in collaboration with other services.

The PIMH Lead Health Visitor role requires a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills to ensure consistency, equity and efficiency of service delivery to families. They will work as part of the local health visiting team to support the wider delivery of the health visiting service, provide relevant training pertaining to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, Parent Infant Relationship, Emotional Well-being and Birth Trauma. The lead will also provide support and guidance to practitioners with an emphasis on prevention and early identification of mental health difficulties. They will build/strengthen partnership and foster positive relationships between parents and their infants. This will be achieved through the development of training packages, and programmes that aligned with national and local policies and procedures which will be delivered internally, to our external partners and the wider public health workforce. The Lead will also be responsible for co-facilitated group interventions, and support the delivery of the Institute of Health Visiting's Emotional Wellbeing Visits intervention and ensure that practice is evidence-based.

Working for our organisation

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent.

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