An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our innovative, dynamic and forward-thinking perinatal mental health community team. The service provides a range of care packages for women experiencing moderate to severe mental illness in pregnancy and up to 24 months postnatal. This includes, though is not limited to, specialist holistic assessment and tailored support, group interventions, and 1:1 psychological therapies. We work closely and in collaboration with partner agencies, such as maternity, health visiting, social care, and other mental health services. Being a specialist service, we also provide advice, support, and teaching for professionals.
Some of our families have very complex social circumstances, and this needs sensitive handling alongside the management of the mental illness and the ongoing safeguarding of mother and infant.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as part of a team to manage, triage, and assess referrals that are made to the perinatal mental health service.
2. To participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, being aware of colleagues' caseloads and providing support to others as necessary and contribute to the on-going development of the Leeds Perinatal Service.
3. To maintain comprehensive and up-to-date written records of assessments, CPA plans, evaluations, and ongoing process notes in line with Trust Policy and to share these with the MDT and external agencies as appropriate.
4. To ensure effective communication and collaboration with others through attendance at, and chairing of CPA meetings, team meetings, ward rounds, clinical meetings, and meetings held by partner agencies aimed at addressing the welfare of the mother, child, and wider family.
5. To ensure the service user and their families are central to and fully involved in the plan of care and have copies of care plans.
6. Imparting sensitive and complex information to service users and their families.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research, and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support, and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days, and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering a variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker, and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description
Job responsibilities
More Main Duties:
1. To be aware of and adhere to all professional and Trust Policies including the reporting of incidents and accidents, complaints procedures, and the management of confidential information.
2. To work collaboratively and communicate effectively across the primary care, secondary care, and children's social care agencies.
3. Able to demonstrate and evidence a broad range of therapeutic clinical skills for the post. Experience of evidenced-based interventions for use with mothers and babies will be a distinct advantage.
4. To contribute to the development and running of therapeutic groups.
The successful candidate will hold a qualification as an Occupational Therapist with experience of working in mental health care. They should have experience of working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an ability to think strategically and demonstrate excellent time management skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is committed to working in a multi-agency recovery-focused way with mums, families, and wider social networks across all areas of our service. We have a comprehensive groups pathway and the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing, organising, and evaluating the groups programme in collaboration with group facilitators, with opportunities to facilitate group interventions.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities, and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy, and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net. Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Bsc/BA/Diploma Occupational Therapy and be registered with the relevant governing body.
Skills
Essential
1. Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills.
2. Effective Written communication skills.
Experience
Essential
1. Experience of working with women with a mental illness in the perinatal period.
2. Evidence of up to date training related to contemporary Mental Health practice.
3. Able to demonstrate an understanding of diversity and gender issues and how these relate to service provision.
4. Able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding children and how to manage this in a specialist mental health care setting.
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Leeds Perinatal Community Service
The Mount, 44 Hyde Terrace
Leeds
LS2 9LN
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