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Location: Barnstaple, EX31 1QL
Salary: £26530.00 to £29144.00
Date posted: 4th February 2025
Closing date: 23rd February 2025
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Job Description
We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated Band 4 Nursery Nurse working 22.5 hours per week (0.6wte) to join us at this very exciting time, working across our community perinatal teams in North Devon. We have Nursery Nurse offer embedded in the service and you will work alongside our nursery nurse lead and other nursery nurses in other teams.
The Community Perinatal Service will be going through an exciting period of expansion in order to meet the commitments of the NHS Long Term Plan. We are commissioned to work with women/birthing people pre-conceptually, in pregnancy and postnatally where there are mental health concerns.
The core purpose of the service in which the post-holder will work, is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in maternal mental health and attachment based approaches to mothers and infants within the specialist perinatal community mental health teams in Devon.
The Nursery Nurse will assist mothers with perinatal mental health problems to care for their babies, ensure that the emotional and physical needs of the babies are met and engage in activities to promote the parent-infant relationship.
The Nursery Nurse will demonstrate and role model a sound knowledge of caring effectively for infants under 2 years and use this to teach and guide colleagues while ensuring that current practice and care in the perinatal service meets the standards as outlined in the Trusts Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children Policy.
Job Responsibilities
1. Assist mothers with perinatal mental health problems to care for their babies.
2. Ensure that the emotional and physical needs of the babies are met.
3. Engage in activities to promote the parent-infant relationship.
4. Demonstrate and role model knowledge of caring for infants under 2 years.
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification at Level 4 or above and/or equivalent experience
* To complete the Care certificate within the first 6 months of service if not obtained already
Desirable
* IT Skills
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working actively with young babies.
* Relevant experience and knowledge of supporting the mother and baby.
* Experience of observing changes in the physical and psychological condition of babies.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Experience of community working and home lone visiting.
Desirable
* Experience of managing or supporting staff.
* Experience of working in a mental health setting.
Knowledge
Essential
* Detailed knowledge of child development.
* Understanding of the Childrens Act and knowledge of child protection guidelines.
* Knowledge of primary health care relating to young infants.
* Knowledge of UNICEF infant feeding and nutrition in the early years.
* An understanding of working alongside mothers and infants during the Perinatal period with mental health illness.
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.
Employer Details
Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Youings Drive, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1QL
Employer's website: Devon Partnership Trust
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