Communication/Relationship Skills To lead and present complex, sensitive and challenging clinical and professional communication processes that may impact on service users, carers, staff, the perinatal team, the organisation, partner agencies and members of the public, where there are barriers to understanding Excellent communication skills, engaging as part of a team with equal independency. Participating in peer support, supervisions, MDT meetings, internal and external meetings To ensure collaborative and interprofessional working with other agencies and services in the local community supporting women, and their families To communicate complex information to service users and carers regarding personal, psycho-social problems in an empathic and supportive way. This will involve using a range of inter-personal skills in situations that can be emotional, and require a sensitive approach. To support the Perinatal Mental Health Team Leader with the implementation of care pathways/ care bundles, and provide effective professional and managerial communication with all staff in own area of responsibility Personal, Professional Development To maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to date specialist clinical knowledge/skills in this clinical field, using information to effect change in practice and ensuring the effective dissemination of new knowledge Work closely with the Perinatal Mental Health Team Leader to provide evidence based nursing advice to peers and junior staff Maintain and demonstrate specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the clinical area Analysis, Problem Solving and Service Planning To assess, plan and advise on complex challenging and high risk clinical situations to ensure safety of Service users, carers, staff and the general public Regularly deal with difficult situations, using complex problem solving expertise to interpret, analyse and resolve the situation to a satisfactory outcome Demonstrate specialist skills in assessing the needs of Service users and their carers, based on the analysis of complex facts and situations. Interventions will be planned on the assessment and interpretation of this information Planning and Organisational Skills To plan care for Service users e.g. organising appointments, treatments, interventions, care and treatment reviews Responsible for managing and prioritising own workload, balancing the needs of Service users and service requirements/competing priorities. Physical Skills Maintain up to date training and knowledge of violence and aggression Up to date competency in medication knowledge to offer service user information in conjunction with Specialist Doctors advice. Patient Care Develops and maintains the service users control over decision making, assess the service users commitment to the jointly determined plan of care, and fosters personal responsibility for health. Deliver care interventions and specialist advice in a variety of settings, that promote patient flexibility and choice, and which are sensitive to cultural preferences Develops specialised programmes of care. Provides specialist advice and support to Service users and their families regarding treatments, diagnosis, therapeutic interventions and options available to them. To act as Key worker for Service users, as well as working jointly with other Navigo community mental health teams, to provide specialist perinatal add on care. Policy and Service Development Implementation To contribute to the implementation of policy and practice, informing the Perinatal Mental Health Team Leader of any barriers to implementation within own area of responsibility/specialism To assist the Perinatal Mental Health Team Leader operational managers and other colleagues with policy, protocol, service/practice development implementation and change e.g. Clinical Governance, business planning, nursing strategy Evaluates Service users responses to the health care provided and the effectiveness of the care Responsible for Human Resources To provide regular structured supervision and performance development reviews (PDRs) for nursing staff in own area of responsibility Responsible for identifying and addressing nursing practice issues are addressed in own area of responsibility e.g. poor performance, fitness for practice, competency, work related stress and support the Perinatal Mental Health Team Leader on the development of action plans to address these To provide preceptorship for newly registered nurses as and when required to do so Contribute to the recruitment, appointment and retention of nurses within own area of responsibility Be a practising mentor/on the live register of mentors