Perinatal Nurse Specialist

West London NHS Trust; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is recruiting Band 6 Nurses to support the Perinatal Mental Health Service across the Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith bases. The role involves screening, assessment and planning for pregnant women and infants with mental health needs.

You will liaise with maternity, primary care and mental health teams, manage a caseload of up to 25, and participate in the daily duty rota for triage of referrals in maternity units.

Qualifications

• Band 6 Nurse role across Perinatal Mental Health Services (fixed term for 12 months).
• Experience in maternity/antenatal/postnatal settings preferred.
• Ability to manage 25-women caseload and coordinate care across teams.

Responsibilities

• Screening and assessment of pregnant women and infants with mental health needs.
• Liaise with maternity, primary care and mental health colleagues for referrals and care coordination.
• Attend community sites, home visits and care planning meetings as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in daily Duty rota to triage referrals and emergencies in maternity units.

Skills

Nursing

Caseload management

Clinical assessments

Triage

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

The Ealing PMH Service has operational bases at Trust Headquarters at Armstrong Way(Ealing PMHS), Hounslow House for the Hounslow PMHS, and Hammersmith Hospital for the H&F PMHS. The PMHS works in an agile way - combination of community settings (mental health unit / maternity units / children's centres), home visits and working from home. We require that staff do 60% office work as per Trust requirement.

• Ensuring women (age 18+) who are pregnant and booked for delivery and/or have infants under twenty-four months receive appropriate screening, assessment and identification of their mental health needs and these are managed using evidence-based interventions throughout this period.
• Actively liaising with primary care, maternity and health visiting staff as well as other mental health services regarding referrals, care co-ordination, transfer of care including facilitating professionals' meetings.
• Efficiently managing a caseload of up to 25 women (antenatal and postnatal) with moderate mental health needs, by providing assessments and reviews in community sites (children's centres), joint reviews with maternity, health visitors or other mental health professionals, home visits and care planning meetings.
• Participating on rotation in the service daily Duty rota, to support the triage of new referrals and urgent / emergency presentations in the maternity units.
  The Tri-borough Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS) have an exciting opportunity for motivated and creative Band 6 Nurses (fixed term for 12 months), who may be looking for a chance to develop their skills in the specialist area of Perinatal.
  West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.