Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

7 days ago


Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with a passion for perinatal mental health and looking for a rewarding role?

We are looking for 1.0 WTE experienced and self-motivated Duty Clinicians to join our duty team. We want to expand our duty service, offering timely assessments and supporting referrers.


Buckinghamshire Perinatal Mental Health Team is community-based, forward thinking service, committed to the delivery of quality patient service that is dynamic to meet the needs of our service users.

Our Team is commissioned to work with women/birthing people pre-conceptually, in pregnancy and postnatally where there are mental health concerns.


Main duties of duty clinician/worker will include:

  • Accepting and triaging all new referrals received by the team.
  • To communicate /liaise effectively with relevant referring partners and other agencies.
  • Arranging and carrying out initial assessments.
  • Signpost patients to relevant services for support (if required)
  • To implement and /or participate in stepup care measures with patients/partners in conjunction with other agencies.
  • Reviewing patients requiring shortterm input from the team.
  • Responding to all duty calls during working hours and putting in place appropriate actions to address identified risks.
  • To ensure that any identified immediate risks are appropriately responded to and a proportionate risk management strategy is actioned, with input from the multidisciplinary team members.
  • Discuss new referrals /assessments at Clinical Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting every week.


Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:
"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing

These include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team


We are based at The Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury and have another Base at Saffron House in High Wycombe, providing assessments and treatment for the above-mentioned group of patients.


Perinatal mental health is currently high on the national agenda and our service is part of the South East Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Delivery Network, contributing to regional development.


You will need to be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, respecting the input of all the professions and professionals within this.


  • Have a positive attitude and passion for perinatal mental health services.
  • Have an understanding of perinatal mental health and its impact on service users.
  • Be proactive, flexible and adaptable in order to meet the needs of our diverse service and the changing demands associated with community perinatal mental health service.
  • Be committed to delivering high quality care.
  • Be familiar with current legislation, guidelines and processes that may affect the way in which mental health care is delivered.
  • Be prepared and able to travel across the Aylesbury Vale and Chiltern areas of Buckinghamshire.
  • Be able to use professional skills to support and motivate colleagues and service users.


If you are successfully recruited into this post you will have access to regular supervision, internal and external training opportunities.


There will be opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of training to professionals involved in the care of women during the perinatal period whilst being supported in your own development and training.


Excellent communication, organisational and liaison skills are essential to ensure that the links and relationships already developed by the team are maintained to deliver a high quality and responsive perinatal mental health service.



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