# Perinatal Mental Health Team Lead Nurse/ Team Coordinator Band 8A > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Southern Health and Social Care Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-mental-health-team-lead-nurse-team-coordinator-band-8a/16dc8a53-2576-4c31-9354-8b88c043f461 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-mental-health-team-lead-nurse-team-coordinator-band-8a/16dc8a53-2576-4c31-9354-8b88c043f461.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Southern Health and Social Care Trust - **Location:** Craigavon Area Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Coordinator (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £55,690 - £62,682 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-09-22T15:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-08T06:03:08.863Z - **Source information URL:** https://jobs.hscni.net/Job/49043/shsctperinatal-mental-health-team-lead-nurse-team-coordinator-band-8a - **Employer website:** https://southerntrust.hscni.net ## Job Content ### Job details - Branch: Southern HSC Trust area (SHSCT) - Location: St Luke's Hosp-Mullinure Hospital - Directorate: Mental Health & Disability Services - Salary: Band 8a (£55,690 - £62,682 ) - Contract Type: Permanent - Opening Date: 07/09/26 - Closes: Tue, 22 September 2026 @ 4:00 PM - Interview Dates: TBC ### Notes Online and manual applications accepted. Important Information If you are submitting a manual application, please post it to: Recruitment Shared Services, Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital Site, 73 Loughgall Road, Armagh, BT61 7PR. Applications received after the advertised closing date/time cannot be considered, so please allow enough time for postage. A waiting list may be created for similar posts that may arise while the waiting list is live, this may include temporary or part-time posts. This will be managed in line with the updated HSC waiting list principles effective from 1 April 2026. Where a part-time waiting list is required, one part-time waiting list will be created- regardless of any specific hours advertised, this waiting list will cover all future vacancies where part-time posts arise. A part-time post is defined as any post that has less than 37.5 hours per week. Please remember to save or print a copy of the job description before submitting your application, as it will not be accessible afterwards. Flexible Working We welcome flexible working requests from day one. All HSC organisations offer a range of flexible working options. The options available for this post will depend on the requirements of the role. Find out more about flexible working options on our website. ### JOB DESCRIPTION ### JOB TITLE Lead Nurse/ Team Coordinator ### BAND Band 8A ### DIRECTORATE Mental Health & Disability Services ### INITIAL LOCATION ### REPORTS TO ### ACCOUNTABLE TO Mullinure, St Lukes Hospital Site. Armagh Head of Service, Mental Health Unscheduled Care Director of Mental Health & Disability Services ### BACKGROUND The Community Perinatal Mental Health service is a newly commissioned service for women across Northern Ireland. The Community Perinatal Mental Health Team is a mental health service for pregnant and postnatal women with severe and complex mental illness. The aim of the team is to detect, prevent and treat perinatal mental health problems to improve the experience of pregnancy and the postpartum period for women and their families. Women at risk of relapse following delivery are assessed early in pregnancy to allow them time to consider the treatment and support options available. The team works collaboratively with women, their families and other professionals, to plan care for pregnancy and the postpartum period. ### JOB SUMMARY The post-holder will have lead responsibility to implement the Community Perinatal Mental Health service, ensuring the establishment and sustainable development of the service by engaging with and facilitating the multidisciplinary Perinatal Mental Health team. This will involve building relationships at a senior level across HSCT & PHA, and agencies of other Government departments involved in the Perinatal Mental Health Service in order to achieve innovation in multi-disciplinary service delivery and reform of existing services. He/She will provide expert advice to the Regional PNMH Implementation Group and other stakeholders on the development, learning from, and sustainability of the Community PNMH service. The postholder will facilitate stakeholders in implementing outcomes based monitoring in the services they provide and provide expert advice in this area. The postholder will also provide a range of reports to the Regional Perinatal Mental Health Implementation Group and PHA Board. The postholder will manage a review to assess the extent to which this process has delivered transformational change. He/She will be expected to work independently to take forward this role and deliver the necessary outcomes within the presented timescale. ### KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES Managing Services To provide leadership in the planning and delivery of the Community Perinatal Mental Health Service across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust To provide leadership and change management to the integration of the Perinatal Mental Health services in the HSC Trust To provide leadership on the implementation of an outcome based accountability frameworks across Health and Social Care Trust. To lead on the development and implementation of sustainability plans for the Trust PNMH service. To identify and offer innovative solutions to implementation issues. To undertake and report on audits of information to analyse service performance, To contribute to the management of the Perinatal Mental Health service budget. The postholder will be responsible for monitoring spend, advising Directorate Leads, Regional Implementation Group and PHA Board of performance against budget and preparation of finance reports for Regional Implementation Board. Work within budgetary constraints and advise on the costs and benefits of planned developments as required. To undertake line management responsibility for the PNMH team as required. Working with Others Develop and maintain good relationships and morale among the stakeholders involved with the implementation of the PNMH service. To act as the key reference point for stakeholder engagement working directly with a wide range of organisations in the community, voluntary and statutory sectors to build awareness of the Community PNMH Service and build support for earlier intervention approaches, sustainability and transfer of learning To develop and maintain good working relationships with Public Health Agency and Regional PNMH Implementation Board and relevant Professional bodies To develop and maintain good working relationships with the Lead Nurse Team Coordinators in other HSC Trusts and the wider Community PNMH service regionally. To provide management support to the multi-disciplinary stakeholder team ensuring active engagement in the development and sustainability of the service. Service development To lead on the development of a culture of innovation and service transformation across the network of Trust Mental Health services. To lead on the critical evaluation of service performance identifying best practice in order build an evidence base to drive innovation and change To lead on the transfer of learning and sharing of best practice within the Community Perinatal Mental Health team. To lead on the development of service manuals which describe how to develop and operate similar projects in order to facilitate transferable practice between areas To organise and deliver a training plan designed to transfer learning from the programme to a range of stakeholder agencies. This will involve taking a lead role in the development of a training plan to support implementation. To identify any issues affecting the implementation of the service and develop innovative solutions To lead the Community PNMH team in a process to benchmark good practice and identify how to improve quality and make recommendations on improving quality across the service. To contribute to the overall evaluation of the impact of the PNMH service. Communication To prepare, analyse and present complex reports using a range of quantitative and qualitative data on service activity for Regional PNMH Implementation Board and other groups as required To play the lead role in promoting awareness of and the learning from the PNMH service to a wide range of audiences. This will include presentations, briefing papers and training programmes and workshops as required. People Management and Development To contribute as an effective member of the Directorate and the wider PNMH implementation team To take responsibility for his / her performance and take action to address identified personal development areas To lead by example to ensure that the Trust demonstrates commitment through its culture and actions, for all aspects of diversity in the population it serves and the staff who provide services To promote the corporate values and culture of the organisation though the development and implementation of relevant policies and procedures, and appropriate personal behaviour Contribute to the Trust ’s overall corporate and integrated governance processes to ensure its compliance with public sector values and codes of conduct, operations and accountability Participate as required in the selection and appointment of staff within the procedures laid down by the Trust Maintain good relations with the Chair and Members of the Regional PNMH Implementation Board Take such action as necessary in disciplinary matters in accordance with procedures laid down by the Trust Promote the Trust’s policy on equality of opportunity through his/her own actions and other staff within the Directorate. Finance and Resource Management Prioritise, align and deploy resources towards clear strategic goals and objectives. Manage programme/project schedules resources and budgets including the tracking and evaluation of programmes against schedules and regularly review quality assurance, risks and opportunities to realise benefits and outcomes. Provide professional advice and support in relation to HSC Delivery Plans and any associated savings. Contribute to the monitoring the performance of any commissioned services within the sphere of responsibility to ensure compliance with expected outcomes and targets, including financial parameters. Identify and monitor any resources required to implement DoH priorities. ### HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES The Trust supports and promotes a culture of collective leadership where those who have responsibility for managing other staff: Establish and promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the team to have clearly aligned goals and objectives, to meet the required performance standards and to achieve continuous improvement in the services they deliver. Ensure access to skills and personal development through appropriate training and support. Promote a culture of openness and honesty to enable shared learning. Encourage and empower others in their team to achieve their goals and reach their full potential through regular supportive conversation and shared decision making. Adhere to and promote Trust policy and procedure in all staffing matters, participating as appropriate in a way which underpins Trust values. ### RAISING CONCERNS - RESPONSIBILITIES The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency. The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with the Trust’s ‘Your Right to Raise a Concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable. The post holder will, in the event of a concern being raised with them, ensure that it is managed correctly under the Trust’s ‘Your Right to Raise a Concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy and ensure feedback/learning is communicated at individual, team and organisational level. ### GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ### The post holder will be required to Ensure the Trust’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility. Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trust's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff. ### Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example Smoke Free policy IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct standards of attendance, appearance and behaviour Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work. Co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control. All employees of the Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Trust including patients/clients, corporate and administrative records whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant with the Trust policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt. Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post. Represent the Trust’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner. This Job Description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time. It is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to serve at any location within the Trust's area, as needs of the service demand. ### PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION JOB TITLE AND BAND: Lead Nurse/ Team Coordinator Band 8A DEPARTMENT / DIRECTORATE: Mental Health & Disability Services ### SALARY £55,690 - £62,682 HOURS 37.5 per week ### Notes to applicants You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria. Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria. Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn. ### ESSENTIAL CRITERIA SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below. Factor Criteria Method of Assessment Experience Qualifications Registration Registered Mental Health Nurse on the live NMC Register Part 1 AND Five years’ experience post registration Three years’ experience at Band 7 or above. Shortlisting by Application Form Other Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post. SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Demonstrate evidence of working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders including clinicians and other health and social care professionals to achieve successful outcomes for a minimum of 3 years Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to secure best outcomes for patients Demonstrate evidence of people management and leadership skills for a minimum of 2 years Demonstrate evidence of complex decision making in times of competing demands Demonstrate evidence of making sound clinical judgements which affect treatment and care of patients Demonstrate evidence of effective influencing and communications skills, including engagement with colleagues, families and others. Interview Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will need to demonstrate at interview that they have the required competencies to be effective in this demanding leadership role. The competencies concerned are set out in the NHS Healthcare Leadership Model, details of which can be found at: http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/resources/healthcare-leadership-model. ### Particular attention will be given to the following Inspiring shared purpose Leading with care Evaluating information Connecting our service Sharing the vision Influencing for result As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed. Successful applicants may be required to attend for a Health Assessment ### THE TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER ## 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.