# Perinatal Mental Health Specialist Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-mental-health-specialist-midwife/fdd5d239-eb0e-42f5-b88e-e19e6091b331 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-mental-health-specialist-midwife/fdd5d239-eb0e-42f5-b88e-e19e6091b331.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Location:** London - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,883 - £58,544 pro rata per annum Including HCAS - **Contract type:** Secondment: 10 months (until 31.3.2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-04T12:10:34.556Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8007686 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8007686?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Perinatal Mental Health Specialist Midwife will: Support the implementation of effective care pathways for pregnant women and birthing people with mental health conditions at Whittington Health, with a key focus on addressing inequalities in all aspects of care. Support maternity colleagues in the assessment of risks and vulnerabilities of birthing people with perinatal mental health problems and make relevant and sensitive enquiries to ascertain the need for further action and support (such as liaison with other agencies, onwards referrals, signposting and crisis management, etc) Act as a an advocate for service users to ensure that plans for women with mental health concerns are communicated to the wider team and that they are followed. ### Main duties of the job Provide specialist perinatal mental health midwifery care and support that is personalised and responds to individual needs and preferences. Liaise with a wide range of both statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide packages of care for women and their babies, including assessment, planning, care and evaluation. Contribute to the development of perinatal mental health guidelines and pathways Work closely with the North Central London and local maternity voice partnerships (MVP), to better understand the needs of women. Contribute to teaching of midwives, maternity support workers and MDT To offer personalised support and education to promote safe parenting and reduce inequity and social exclusion. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Have competent clinical midwifery skills and ensure appropriate assessment, implementation and evaluation of care is achieved. Be responsible for planning and coordinating own day-to-day workload in collaboration with the needs of women and their families. Be a key change agent for vulnerable women and safeguarding children, as well as participating in service development within the maternity unit. Ensure that all statutory training associated with the post is undertaken. The post holder will be required to provide consultative advice to other agencies and to participate in delivering training and development for other professionals ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Person-centred approach to care - Previous comprehensive midwifery experience- at least 3 years post qualification - Expert knowledge and clinical experience of safeguarding and midwifery in all areas of the maternity service **Desirable** - Have worked in a multi-agency approach - Involvement with clinical audit and research, including implementation and review ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Able to carry out the full range of midwifery skills in accordance with job description - Independently manage own time and workload while working as part of an MDT - Excellent communication skills with ability to adapt to meet individual needs and preferences and ensure understanding - Consistently act as a role model and resource for all members of the MDT - Evidence of working in Trauma Informed ways, including being able to respond to people in distress in sensitive ways ### Knowledge and Qualification **Essential** - NMC Registered midwife (RM) - Demonstrating ongoing professional development including non-mandatory courses and qualifications - Knowledge of current research / reports / guidelines relating to maternity care and their implication - Demonstrates enhanced knowledge of perinatal mental health and complex social factors **Desirable** - Involvement in participating in the production of evidence-based guidelines / policies ## Documents - [whittington employment promise (pdf, 22.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=839) - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 480.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10511583) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.