Job summary Do you aspire to change peoples lives for the better? To work flexibly in a highly regarded team who strive to provide high quality care primarily to mothers, alongside their babies and partners. Ensuring women experience positive mental health during pregnancy and postnatally. We offer excellent training and development opportunities to enable you to work in this specialism, including perinatal conferences, simulation training, post graduate opportunities and regular internal training. We are looking for a talented Community Perinatal Mental Health Nurse to join our Community Perinatal Mental Health Team at Berkeley House. Band 5: You'll be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team and will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of the women accessing the service and lead the care for a specified caseload. Band 6: You'll assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of the women accessing the service and lead the care for a specified caseload. You'll mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be allocated a local mentor to support them in the first 6 months. The following is an outline of the development expectations over time for the post. However, it is not exhaustive. The clinical and managerial supervision process within the Community Nurse teams will monitor and tailor the process to each individual and will monitor progress after 6 months. It is expected that by the end of the 2-year development period the person will be able to demonstrate meeting the required competencies at a Band 6 level as outlined in the above job description and that the person has taken direct responsibility for that development or communicated difficulties in doing so via the support systems provided. About us Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire. We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers. Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby. Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received. Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments. We look forward to receiving your application Date posted 06 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £31,469 to £47,084 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 325-7038943-SS Job locations Berkeley House 11-13 Ockford road Godalming GU7 1QU Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached Job description and Person specification for further information about the role and responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached Job description and Person specification for further information about the role and responsibilities. Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential RMN with current NMC registration Evidence of on-going professional development Desirable Completion of preceptorship programme Experience and knowledge Essential Experience of working with patients with severe and enduring mental health problems Skills in clinical assessment, risk assessment, and crisis management Desirable Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team Understanding of Maternal Mental Illness Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential RMN with current NMC registration Evidence of on-going professional development Desirable Completion of preceptorship programme Experience and knowledge Essential Experience of working with patients with severe and enduring mental health problems Skills in clinical assessment, risk assessment, and crisis management Desirable Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team Understanding of Maternal Mental 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. 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. 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 Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address Berkeley House 11-13 Ockford road Godalming GU7 1QU Employer's website https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)