• Job Description

  Req#: C9333-25-0161?language=en&page=13&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated and motivated Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse with a special interest and knowledge of working with women with complex needs in the perinatal period.

  Our perinatal mental health team is a specialist service based at HMP/YOI Bronzefield, that offers assessment and treatment to mothers in the perinatal period in prison. This includes mothers who are pregnant in prison, who reside with their infants on the prison- based mother and baby unit, and those who are separated due to care proceedings. The role would be part of our Multidisciplinary team, consisting of alongside Consultant Psychiatry, Occupational therapy, Nursing and Clinical Psychology.

  The service provides a range of therapeutic interventions including Emotion coping skills groups, Circle of Security Parenting programme and Video Interaction guidance. There will be a strong focus on trauma-informed approaches and delivery of training on perinatal mental health.

  This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. We are keen to have the right person for this role and would welcome a discussion about secondments and flexible working opportunities.

  Main duties of the job

  The post would be an ideal role for anyone who has an interest in working with mothers who present with complex trauma and mental health difficulties. Our service is in its infancy and this role offers opportunity for service development and quality improvement projects.

  CNWL's Health and Justice Services are led by a highly motivated team with vast experience in healthcare within secure environments. We employ a range of health care professionals within the mental health services in numerous sites, across prisons, YOIs and secure hospitals, with children and adults, men and women and across the range of security categories. Joining a large, forward-thinking Trust will bring successful candidates excellent development opportunities, an exciting career structure, and job satisfaction.

  The Perinatal Mental Health Service operates across 3 women's prisons, (HMP Bronzefield, HMP Send, HMP Downview). This post will be based at HMP Bronzefield but travel between sites will be part of the role.

  About us

  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

  • Monthly supervision
  • Annual personal development plans/appraisals
  • Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.

  Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:

  • Preceptorship Programme
  • Support and guidance with Revalidation
  • Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies

  Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:

  • Health and wellbeing services
  • Season ticket loans
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Relocation package

  The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

  All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.

  As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

  Date posted

  27 January 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £45,753 to £52,067 a year per annum inc. Fringe HCAS (pro rata if P/T)

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  333-D-HJ-1652-C

  Job locations

  HMP/YOI Bronzefield

  Ashford, Middx

  TW15 3JZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  **Please see full job description for further information**

  Clinical Responsibilities:

  • Deliver a highly specialist evidence-based mental health assessment, formulation of diagnosis, care planning, treatment & review for women in the perinatal period.
  • Undertake risk assessment & risk management for individual clients, & to provide advice to other professions on aspects of risk assessment & risk management.
  • Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning & review of care plans under enhanced CPA including clients, their carers, referring agents & others involved the network of care.
  • Provide specialist evidence-based interventions such as CBT, VIPP, VIG, to women in the perinatal period, to the parent infant dyad or the family system.
  • Provide specialist consultation, advice & support to both CNWL, local Maternity Hospital in-patient and community services on best practice when working with women with mental health needs; at preconception, pregnant women & women with infants up to one year old.
  • To work jointly with care coordinators from CMHTs with a small complex & challenging caseload of pregnant women or those with an infant up to one year old.
  • Work in consultation with other professionals making known concerns regarding safeguarding children &/or adults to the appropriate & responsible service. This includes attending Child Protection & Review Conferences as appropriate where the child is at risk because of the mothers mental illness.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  **Please see full job description for further information**

  Clinical Responsibilities:

  • Deliver a highly specialist evidence-based mental health assessment, formulation of diagnosis, care planning, treatment & review for women in the perinatal period.
  • Undertake risk assessment & risk management for individual clients, & to provide advice to other professions on aspects of risk assessment & risk management.
  • Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning & review of care plans under enhanced CPA including clients, their carers, referring agents & others involved the network of care.
  • Provide specialist evidence-based interventions such as CBT, VIPP, VIG, to women in the perinatal period, to the parent infant dyad or the family system.
  • Provide specialist consultation, advice & support to both CNWL, local Maternity Hospital in-patient and community services on best practice when working with women with mental health needs; at preconception, pregnant women & women with infants up to one year old.
  • To work jointly with care coordinators from CMHTs with a small complex & challenging caseload of pregnant women or those with an infant up to one year old.
  • Work in consultation with other professionals making known concerns regarding safeguarding children &/or adults to the appropriate & responsible service. This includes attending Child Protection & Review Conferences as appropriate where the child is at risk because of the mothers mental illness.

  Person Specification

  Education and Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse and evidence of current registration on Part 3 of NMC Register
  • Mentorship or supervisor qualification
  • Evidence of relevant perinatal professional development since registration

  Desirable

  • Degree level qualification
  • Post registration qualification that enhances clinical work: CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis, etc.

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of care co-ordinating within CPA framework
  • Experience of working with service users within the perinatal period
  • Experience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments
  • Experience of mentoring or supervising students

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Prison or forensic environment
  • Experience of multi-agency pre-birth planning for women with serious mental illness for both those on CPA and non-CPA
  • Experience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs
  • Experience of contributing to policies and procedures
  • Experience of supervising mental health / non mental health professionals

  Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
  • Ability to engage with people with mental health problems, assessing their needs, designing and delivering appropriate interventions and evaluating the effectiveness of the process.
  • Risk assessment and management skills
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
  • Competent IT skills
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently as appropriate
  • To use supervision positively and effectively.
  • Proven ability to work patients to increase their level of self-determination and resilience.
  • Effective time management
  • Knowledge of the needs and rights of patients.
  • Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks
  • Problem solving, stress management & conflict resolution skills
  • Ability to engage in evidence based practice, with an understanding of care quality (clinical governance).

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of CPA, Mental Health Act, MAPPA, legislation and policies relevant to prison mental health.

  Attitudes, aptitudes personal characteristics

  Essential

  • Motivated to maintain the highest standards possible in the service.
  • Able to accept constructive feedback
  • Able to ask for support where required
  • Compassionate & non-judgmental approach
  • Flexible
  • Smart appearance and professional manner

  Other

  Essential

  • To conduct self in accordance with relevant code of conduct and practice for registration
  • The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job
  • Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices
  • Ability to promote and work in line with the working model of a 7 day a week service

  Person Specification

  Education and Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse and evidence of current registration on Part 3 of NMC Register
  • Mentorship or supervisor qualification
  • Evidence of relevant perinatal professional development since registration

  Desirable

  • Degree level qualification
  • Post registration qualification that enhances clinical work: CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis, etc.

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of care co-ordinating within CPA framework
  • Experience of working with service users within the perinatal period
  • Experience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments
  • Experience of mentoring or supervising students

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Prison or forensic environment
  • Experience of multi-agency pre-birth planning for women with serious mental illness for both those on CPA and non-CPA
  • Experience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs
  • Experience of contributing to policies and procedures
  • Experience of supervising mental health / non mental health professionals

  Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
  • Ability to engage with people with mental health problems, assessing their needs, designing and delivering appropriate interventions and evaluating the effectiveness of the process.
  • Risk assessment and management skills
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
  • Competent IT skills
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently as appropriate
  • To use supervision positively and effectively.
  • Proven ability to work patients to increase their level of self-determination and resilience.
  • Effective time management
  • Knowledge of the needs and rights of patients.
  • Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks
  • Problem solving, stress management & conflict resolution skills
  • Ability to engage in evidence based practice, with an understanding of care quality (clinical governance).

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of CPA, Mental Health Act, MAPPA, legislation and policies relevant to prison mental health.

  Attitudes, aptitudes personal characteristics

  Essential

  • Motivated to maintain the highest standards possible in the service.
  • Able to accept constructive feedback
  • Able to ask for support where required
  • Compassionate & non-judgmental approach
  • Flexible
  • Smart appearance and professional manner

  Other

  Essential

  • To conduct self in accordance with relevant code of conduct and practice for registration
  • The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job
  • Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices
  • Ability to promote and work in line with the working model of a 7 day a week service

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  HMP/YOI Bronzefield

  Ashford, Middx

  TW15 3JZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  HMP/YOI Bronzefield

  Ashford, Middx

  TW15 3JZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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