Senior Community Perinatal Mental Health Nursery Nurse

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Nursery Nurse with excellent clinical skills and confidence to work in the Lewisham Perinatal Mental Health Team based at The Old Townhall in Catford, SE6 4RU to provide support to families in the Royal Borough of Lewisham.

You will be familiar with Perinatal community standards, governance and performance structures and confident in partnership work with other agencies such as Children and Family Social Services, Midwifery and Obstetric teams, CMHTs, Health Visitors and the Voluntary sector.

You will display excellent knowledge and skilled practice in women with mental health disorders in the perinatal period. You need to have experience of working in a richly diverse inner city Borough and have the understanding of the opportunities challenges that this brings.

Working closely with your colleagues in PMHT’s, you will receive support and be part of the on-going Perinatal workforce training within SLaM and London wide.

Main duties of the job

To work with a small caseload of clients with complex perinatal mental health needs to identify their performance goals, using specialist perinatal mental health assessments and intervention tools. To plan and deliver interventions in providing support to the mothers in caring for their babies in order to meet required standards to their developmental needs. To ensure accurate and concise record keeping relating to both parents and babies including documenting interactions with external agencies where appropriate and according to South London and Maudsley NHS Trust requirements. To contribute verbally and in writing at clinical meetings and local authority meetings relating to the babies. To communicate in a clear and professional manner with all parents, colleagues and extended agencies involved in safeguarding of the baby. To participate in the teaching programme, community meetings (staff and service users), clinical supervision and, staff support groups. To ensure Trust Infection Prevention and Control procedures are adhered to relating to both the babies and their equipment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To treat colleagues, mothers and families with respect at all times, creating a positive role model and team player To act at all times in safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality and

availability of sensitive information relating to mother sand staff

To recognise and promote all aspects of culture diversity, devising baby care plans as guided by registered practitioner, which respond positively to ethnic awareness with sensitivity, where necessary To carry out delegated clinical nursing procedures/techniques whenever required in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Trust, within an agreed and monitored supervisory framework To have the ability to provide effective staff support to the mothers and carers.

*applicants who are not a nursery nurse are not eligible to apply*

Applicant requirements

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.