Job summary Oxleas Perinatal Service is offering an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team providing specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women from preconception, during pregnancy and up to one year postnatal in the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley or Greenwich. The post holder will work collaboratively with others in the team as well as professionals from other services including Community Mental Health Teams, IAPT, maternity services, GPs and health visiting as well as with our experts by experience, to build on the achievements to date and continue to develop this high quality service to ensure excellent outcomes for women and their families. 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 to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess risk, and document and communicate these clearly and concisely. There will be regular opportunities for training and development within the role. Main duties of the job The Perinatal Mental Health service will be delivered by three borough-based teams providing specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women from preconception, during pregnancy and up to one year (expanding to two years) postnatal who live in one of the three London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich. The three teams are co-located at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. Please see Job description for more information. About us Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We're Kind We're We Listen We Care Date posted 12 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £51,883 to £58,544 a year pro rata pa inc Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 277-7016008-CMH Job locations Queen Mary's Hospital Frognal Avenue Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT Job description Job responsibilities To ensure that all borough service users over the age of 18 who are pregnant, have infants under one year old or have pregnant partners, receive appropriate perinatal support for themselves and their baby. This service will be delivered in a manner that is competent, compassionate and recovery focused. This will be achieved through: Direct work with perinatal women - assessment, treatment, planning and review Training other staff Joint work with other staff Advice and consultation to other staff Liaison work with maternity services Linking with the Named Professionals for Safeguarding Children, Psychiatric Liaison Team and other relevant staff Promoting the development of perinatal mental health services in assigned locality Key relationships: Members of the Perinatal Mental Health Team Midwives Safeguarding Children Team Associate Director and Named Professionals All Trust services in assigned borough Liaison Psychiatry Local MBUs Local maternity Safeguarding Children Teams Princess Royal University maternity services, Queen Elizabeth Hospitalmaternity wards and Darenth Valley maternity services Childrens Social Care Services Key tasks and responsibilities:1. To provide specialist case management to a caseload of pregnant women and women with a baby up to and over 12 months old.2. As a member of the perinatal team, you will be expected to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for managing a clinical caseload independently, providing specialist assessment and follow up for womenreferred with moderate to severe perinatal mental health problems in a variety of settings- inpatient (acute maternity ward, general adult psychiatry inpatient wards and community (including home, childrens centres, maternity clinics)3. To participate in the screening of referrals in line with local team arrangements4. To record and update on the Trust and maternity computerised client information systems ensuring that entries are accurate and contemporaneous.5. To be accountable for own professional action and to seek advice andsupervision from line manager where needed over ethical issues and Trust Job description Job responsibilities To ensure that all borough service users over the age of 18 who are pregnant, have infants under one year old or have pregnant partners, receive appropriate perinatal support for themselves and their baby. This service will be delivered in a manner that is competent, compassionate and recovery focused. This will be achieved through: Direct work with perinatal women - assessment, treatment, planning and review Training other staff Joint work with other staff Advice and consultation to other staff Liaison work with maternity services Linking with the Named Professionals for Safeguarding Children, Psychiatric Liaison Team and other relevant staff Promoting the development of perinatal mental health services in assigned locality Key relationships: Members of the Perinatal Mental Health Team Midwives Safeguarding Children Team Associate Director and Named Professionals All Trust services in assigned borough Liaison Psychiatry Local MBUs Local maternity Safeguarding Children Teams Princess Royal University maternity services, Queen Elizabeth Hospitalmaternity wards and Darenth Valley maternity services Childrens Social Care Services Key tasks and responsibilities:1. To provide specialist case management to a caseload of pregnant women and women with a baby up to and over 12 months old.2. As a member of the perinatal team, you will be expected to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for managing a clinical caseload independently, providing specialist assessment and follow up for womenreferred with moderate to severe perinatal mental health problems in a variety of settings- inpatient (acute maternity ward, general adult psychiatry inpatient wards and community (including home, childrens centres, maternity clinics)3. To participate in the screening of referrals in line with local team arrangements4. To record and update on the Trust and maternity computerised client information systems ensuring that entries are accurate and contemporaneous.5. To be accountable for own professional action and to seek advice andsupervision from line manager where needed over ethical issues and Trust Person Specification Further training Essential Evidence of additional training relevant to perinatal mental health Clinical skills Essential 3 years post qualification mental health experience Post qualification experience working in the community Desirable Evidence that able to provide highly specialist therapeutic assessments and a range of therapeutic interventions Health Visiting or Midwifery qualification Communication Skills Essential Evidence of excellent communication skills with other agencies Experience Essential Inpatient experience community experience Previous experience working with women during the perinatal period Person Specification Further training Essential Evidence of additional training relevant to perinatal mental health Clinical skills Essential 3 years post qualification mental health experience Post qualification experience working in the community Desirable Evidence that able to provide highly specialist therapeutic assessments and a range of therapeutic interventions Health Visiting or Midwifery qualification Communication Skills Essential Evidence of excellent communication skills with other agencies Experience Essential Inpatient experience community experience Previous experience working with women during the perinatal period 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 Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address Queen Mary's Hospital Frognal Avenue Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)