Senior Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Exeter; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Exeter is seeking an experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join their expanding Perinatal Team. The role involves assessing and managing severe perinatal mental health cases while providing support to families. Candidates should have a professional mental health qualification and experience in community settings. This position offers competitive pay from £38,682 to £46,580 annually, dependent on hours and experience.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in community mental health settings.
• Willingness to undertake training in perinatal mental health.
• Understanding of Mental Health Act requirements.

Responsibilities

• Offer assessments for severe perinatal mental health presentations.
• Develop management plans and offer support to families.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team for interventions.

Skills

Experience in a multi-disciplinary environment

Managing a caseload of clients with mental health problems

Knowledge of recovery principles

IT Skills

Education

Professional mental health nursing qualification (e.g., RMN)

Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children

Job description

We are looking for a experienced and self-motivated senior mental health practitioner to work in our busy Exeter Perinatal Team.

The CommunityPerinatal Service has been going through an exciting period of expansion in orderto meet the commitments of the NHS Long Term Plan. We are commissioned to work withwomen/birthing people pre-conceptually, in pregnancy and postnatally wherethere are mental health concerns. With the increase in a number of clinicalroles across the service, we will be in a position to extend our offer forwomen/birthing people from 12-24 months as well as offering fathers/co-parentsscreening and sign posting for their own mental health needs. We will also be increasing our psychologicalintervention offer to those using our service.

This service development will not only create valuableinterventions for women/birthing people and families, but will also offer valuableopportunities for career progression to staff within a variety of professionalgroups.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an individual who is open to learning &developing their skills in perinatal mental health. We are committed tosupporting them by offering a comprehensive induction with ongoing support,supervision and professional development from our established and passionateMDT. This also includes access to our monthly Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment where we offer case discussion and learning as well as often invitingexternal speakers to develop our skills and knowledge.

You will be offering assessments of those that are experiencing a severe perinatal mental health presentation, developing management plans whilst offering information and support to those that use the service, referrers and families. You will have your own caseload of families, supported by a rich MDT to offer interventions that are evidenced based within the perinatal period; such as birth planning, risk management, emotional regulation and compassion focused thinking interventions.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust Perinatal Service has 4 local teams and is awell-established service. We have close working partnerships with our local MaternityDepartments, University of Exeter, University of Plymouth, Talkworks,Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) and MBU Outreach Team as well as the Trusts well-respectedResearch Department. We are actively involvedin a current research with Circle of security as an intervention.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attachedJob Description and Person Specification which will provide further informationon this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
• Substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector or equivalent experience.
• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Providing clinical supervision.

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge in perinatal mental health or willingness to undertake training.
• An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• CPA Process
• Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes.
• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health

Qualifications

• A professional mental health nursing qualification eg RMN, Nursing Degree or Occupational Therapy qualification or Social Work qualification with relevant mental health experience
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or willingness to undertake training
• IT Skills
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or willingness to undertake training
• IT Skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata (30 hours per week)