Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner, Cpn/Rmn/Ot

2 weeks ago


Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford Health Nhs Trust Full time

Job summary Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse or Mental Health Occupational Therapist with a passion for Perinatal Mental Health?
Are you looking for a rewarding role, allowing you to utilise your skills to make a real difference to women suffering from mental health issues associated with pregnancy and childbirth in the North of Oxfordshire?Oxfordshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service is a community-based, forward thinking service.
We are committed to delivering quality patient interventions to meet the needs of our service users.
Our service works with women at pre-conception, during pregnancy & postnatally where mental health concerns have been identified.We are devoted to improving the outcomes for mothers, babies and families by providing assessment and treatment of the woman's needs.
Our service provides perinatal care across the beautiful county of Oxfordshire and this role will cover across the county.
It is therefore essential that you are able to travel to service user's homes and travel freely to meet the needs of the service so you should have access to a car for work purposes.As a Perinatal Psychiatric Nurse/Occupational Therapist , you would be undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments, manage a complex caseload, support by taking part in the duty rota and provide practical advice and support including family work, psychological interventions and overseeing any safeguarding concerns, both adult and child protection.
Main duties of the job In this role, you will hold responsibility for the clinical triage of service users who access Mental Health Services during pregnancy and in the first-year post-partum and signposting on to the most appropriate service which may include follow up with the perinatal mental health team.We'll also need you to conduct social and health assessments involving assessment of risk within the support framework of the perinatal mental health team and in a location acceptable to the birth parent, usually via digital consultation or within the service user's home, using the perinatal assessment document.We'll need you to ensure that each assessment is conducted collaboratively in consultation/agreement with the birth parent and their carer, where available, and the assessment will be informed by the wider multidisciplinary team involved with the birth parent during the perinatal period, including, but not exclusively midwifery and health visiting.
About us Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles.
Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide 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 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 Individual and Trust wide learning and development 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service NHS Discount Pension scheme Lease car scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply) Staff networking and support groups Job description Job responsibilities The main office is based in Slade House, Headington but this is admin space only.
Our service covers the whole of Oxfordshire and clinical work is completed in patients homes and/or at AMHT clinical base's.
Therefore, access to transport for business use is essential for the role.
There is an expectation that you work from Slade house a minimum of 2 days a week.Perinatal mental health is currently high on the national agenda and our service is part of the Thames Valley Regional Perinatal Mental Health Network, contributing to regional development.The person we're looking for will ideally: Have a positive attitude and passion for specialist 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 specialist 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 Oxfordshire.Be able to use professional skills to support and motivate colleagues and service users.
You will be working closely with other services including health visitors and midwives to ensure we are working together to support our service users birth parents during the perinatal period.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Hold a relevant professional qualification at diploma or degree level - RMN, Occupational Therapy Desirable Hold a relevant professional qualification at diploma or degree level - RMN, Occupational Therapy Skills Essential To have excellent English verbal and written communication skills To be able to work collaboratively as part of a team Good understanding of IT Desirable Good English skills both verbal and written Good IT skills - knowledge of Rio Experience Essential To have appropriate experience which should include community and working with mental health.
Desirable Previous experience of working with adults in mental health.



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