Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

1 day ago


Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post holder will carry a caseload and work with senior clinicians, have responsibility for the delivery of high quality care, care planning and risk assessing in the perinatal period. The post holder will possess knowledge of evidence based psychological therapies and delivering talking therapies. The post holder will be expected to understand the principles of safeguarding and how this applies in the perinatal period.

The service operates Monday to Friday 9-5 although flexible working requests will be considered.

A rare and exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 5 Practitioner to join Pennine Lancashire Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. The Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (SPCMHT) is an exciting new service development for the whole of LSCFT.

The SPCMHT aspires to provide an excellent comprehensive Perinatal Mental Health Service for the women of Lancashire and South Cumbria. We deliver a sustainable and resilient solution for women suffering from a mental illness in the perinatal period by focusing on improving outcomes for them, their infant and their families. We do this by effective multidisciplinary integrated team working and ensuring effective prevention that responds to local need by:

- Intervening earlier to at preconception, during pregnancy and up to 1 year following delivery
- On-going training of professionals from multiple disciplines
- Improving pathways and processes for mothers, their families and professionals
- Delivering a multi-disciplinary specialist perinatal mental health service to woman who present with severe/complex mental health needs, in accordance with CR197 staffing recommendations and delivery of NICE recommended intervention.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.



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