Senior Community Perinatal Mental Health Nursery Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed healthcare trust in London seeks a Nursery Nurse for the Lewisham Perinatal Mental Health Team. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical skills, understand perinatal mental health, and effectively support families. With a focus on child development and collaboration across various agencies, the role promises professional growth within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Mental Health service users.
• Familiarity with Early Years Foundation Stage standards.
• Knowledge of child development and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support mothers and families with perinatal mental health needs.
• Conduct assessments and deliver interventions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and communicate with external agencies.

Skills

Understanding of Mental Health disorders

Flexible approach to care

Good communication skills

Education

National Nursery Education Board qualification or equivalent

NVQ Level 3 in Child Care and Education

Job description

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Nursery Nurse with excellent clinical skills and confidence to work in the Lewisham Perinatal Mental Health Team based at The Old Townhall in Catford, SE6 4RU to provide support to families in the Royal Borough of Lewisham.

You will be familiar with Perinatal community standards, governance and performance structures and confident in partnership work with other agencies such as Children and Family Social Services, Midwifery and Obstetric teams, CMHTs, Health Visitors and the Voluntary sector.

You will display excellent knowledge and skilled practice in women with mental health disorders in the perinatal period. You need to have experience of working in a richly diverse inner city Borough and have the understanding of the opportunities challenges that this brings.

Working closely with your colleagues in PMHT's, you will receive support and be part of the on-going Perinatal workforce training within SLaM and London wide.

Main duties of the job

To work with a small caseload of clients with complex perinatal mental health needs to identify their performance goals, using specialist perinatal mental health assessments and intervention tools.
To plan and deliver interventions in providing support to the mothers in caring for their babies in order to meet required standards to their developmental needs.
To ensure accurate and concise record keeping relating to both parents and babies including documenting interactions with external agencies where appropriate and according to South London and Maudsley NHS Trust requirements.
To contribute verbally and in writing at clinical meetings and local authority meetings relating to the babies.
To communicate in a clear and professional manner with all parents, colleagues and extended agencies involved in safeguarding of the baby.
To participate in the teaching programme, community meetings (staff and service users), clinical supervision and, staff support groups.
To ensure Trust Infection Prevention and Control procedures are adhered to relating to both the babies and their equipment.

Working for our organisation

The Lewisham Perinatal service provides a Monday to Friday, 9-5 service to service users residing within the Borough offering assessment, intervention and treatment to women who suffer from moderate to severe mental health disorders in the perinatal period.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To treat colleagues, mothers and families with respect at all times, creating a positive role model and team player
To act at all times in safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality and

availability of sensitive information relating to mother sand staff

To recognise and promote all aspects of culture diversity, devising baby care plans as guided by registered practitioner, which respond positively to ethnic awareness with sensitivity, where necessary
To carry out delegated clinical nursing procedures/techniques whenever required in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Trust, within an agreed and monitored supervisory framework
To have the ability to provide effective staff support to the mothers and carers.

*applicants who are not a nursery nurse are not eligible to apply*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• National Nursery Education Board qualification or equivalent to BTEC (National Diploma in Nursery Nursing) or
• equivalent such as NVQ level3 (child care and Education) or Foundation Degree in Early Years with a minimum of 2-years management experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the Statutory Framework for Early Years Foundation Stage and the EYFS to ensure best practice. Up to date awareness of recent research and guidance on child development.
• A comprehensive working knowledge of legislation and national directives/policies relating to children
• Extensive post registration experience working with Mental Health service users

Desirable criteria

• Undertake all required Trust Mandatory training

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Good level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
• Flexible and responsive approach to mother and baby care
• knowledge of the principles or risk assessment and risk management Knowledge and ability to positively manage change

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Band 5 Nursery Nurse Lewisham Perinatal (PDF, 600.5KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)