Community Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner
2 months ago
Job summary
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a full time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner in the Perinatal Service.
The Perinatal Mental Health Team is a Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Community service that covers the whole of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and short-term treatment of women who are affected by a moderate to severe mental health illness in the preconception, antenatal and postnatal period.
The NHS Long Term Plan builds on the commitments outlined in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health to transform specialist PMH services across England. As part of the proposed £ investment in mental health identified in the Long Term Plan, additional investment will support further service developments for perinatal mental health.
As a result of a successful funding bid from NHSE, we are looking to expand the service significantly with the addition a number of staff. This will enable us to offer access to women with moderate to severe perinatal health difficulties access to specialist community care from pre-conception to 24 months (extended from 12 months) after will also increase access to evidence based psychological therapies for those offered treatment by the service. We are keen to receive applicants from male staff who can assist us in the development of support for partners of the patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a qualified Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker. They will be required to maintain a clinical case load, fulfilling all the roles and responsibilities of a Care Coordinator.
They will work effectively in the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality mental health assessments, treatment programs and manage risk. This work will involve patients and their carers in the delivery of evidence based interventions/treatments, recovery focused work. You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to high quality care as well as possessing good therapeutic and interpersonal skills. The post holder will be required to work autonomously as well as within the MDT and other settings.
You will visit people in their own homes and communities as well as running clinics at the team base and other community venues. You will have a strong sense of initiative, excellent team working ability and be an excellent communicator.
You will need to demonstrate knowledge and experience of nursing interventions and community assessment skills. Qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected. You will have experience of post-registration work, ideally with this client group. We are a dynamic, supportive and experienced team who value clinical supervision alongside weekly group psychology supervision.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri
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