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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced RMN to join our expanding Perinatal Mental Health Team. The posts are available at our Cluster 2 team who cover the areas of Bolton, Wigan, Salford, Bury.
We are seeking a compassionate, person centred individual, with a genuine interest in working with women and birthing people, and their families in the perinatal period, who has excellent communication and multi-agency liaison skills.
We offer excellent training opportunities to our staff and provide robust supervision to support delivery of high-quality care.
The Perinatal Service is commissioned to support women and birthing people throughout Greater Manchester, who experience moderate to severe mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and for their infant up to the age of one year. The Perinatal Service provide assessment, care and treatment including the prevention, detection and management of maternal mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.
Due to the expansive geography of this service, the post holder should hold a valid driving license.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for a caseload of women and birthing people experiencing perinatal mental illness, working as a Perinatal Practitioner in partnership with service users and other professionals, managing and coordinating complex packages of care for both mother/birthing person and infant.
The post holder will work in a variety of settings completing routine and urgent assessments of women to assess mental health, risk, and safeguarding.
The post holder will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in Early Attachment services, IAPT services, maternity services, health visiting, and children’s services.
There is also a duty worker element to this role, which will be carried out to support the Referral/assessment system.
Due to the expansive geography of this service, the post holder should hold a valid driving license.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Essential and Desirable - Experience
Essential
- Have recent experience of providing mental health care, working within an inpatient or community setting, or a generic CMHT in order to demonstrate the required understanding of Risk Management
Desirable
- Experience of working within a perinatal service
- Experience of providing mental health care within the community for women in the perinatal period.
Essential and Desirable - Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification
- Evidence of post registration development
- Have recent experience of providing mental health care, working within an inpatient or community setting, or a generic CMHT in order to demonstrate the required understanding of Risk Management
Desirable
- Continued professional develop with a specific focus on perinatal mental health.
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This advert is for Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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