# Specialist Midwife for Mental Health - Family Hubs > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-midwife-for-mental-health-family-hubs/23cec488-7d4d-4b30-a104-c7ef57350261 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-midwife-for-mental-health-family-hubs/23cec488-7d4d-4b30-a104-c7ef57350261.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Walsall - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (Funded until March 2027 then will be reviewed.) - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (will be expected to participate in on call rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T11:51:24.011Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Walsall/Walsall_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8052053 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052053?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Specialist Midwife for Mental Health: Family hubs 15 hours Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust  are seeking to expand its perinatal mental health service to provide specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women , during pregnancy and  postnatal in the borough. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will work collaboratively with others in the  Health in Pregnancy Service,  Health Visiting and  professionals from other services including Black Country Perinatal Mental Health Team,  maternity services, GPs as well as with our experts by experience, to develop high quality pathways during pregnancy and beyond to ensure excellent outcomes for women and their families. The post holder will be expected to support with safeguarding aspects within this role and work collaboratively with the safeguarding lead midwife. We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women and their families. Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable; a keen interest in this specialist area is essential. All applicants must have excellent clinical skills and a good level of post registration experience, proven ability or be willing to be trained  to complete comprehensive mental health  assessments, thoroughly assess risk, and document and communicate these clearly and concisely. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will work collaboratively with others in the  , Health in Pregnancy Service, Health Visiting and  professionals from other services including Black Country Perinatal Mental Health Team , maternity services, GPs as well as with our experts by experience, to develop high quality pathways during pregnancy and beyond to ensure excellent outcomes for women and their families. The post holder will be expected to support with safeguarding aspects within this role and work collaboratively with the safeguarding lead midwife. We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women and their families. Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable; a keen interest in this specialist area is essential. All applicants must have excellent clinical skills and a good level of post registration experience, proven ability or be willing to be trained  to complete comprehensive mental health  assessments, thoroughly assess risk, and document and communicate these clearly and concisely. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - evidence of good written, verbal and interpersonal skills - evidence of report writing - Evidence of supporting choice - Ability to influence change - Experience within mental health and training - Flexible approach to working across different community sites and hub locations **Desirable** - Experience of governance and policy - Experience in teaching and education - Experience in a community midwifery setting ### Flexibility **Essential** - Able to support within maternity Services in escalation - Flexible approach to working across different community sites and hub locations. ### Qualifications **Essential** - registered midwife with current NMC registration - degree level education - Evidence of continuous professional development **Desirable** - Postgraduate qualification in perinatal mental health, counselling skills or trauma informed care. - Evidence of leadership - Clinical assessment, risk formulation and triage skills related to maternal mental health ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 1008.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10348196) - [person specification (pdf, 752.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10348197) - [flexible working document (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2426) ## 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.