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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide operational management and support the clinical leadership across the Perinatal Mental Health Service.
To contribute to quality improvement and problem solving across the clinical pathways.
Ensure clinical governance arrangements are in place to cover all of the clinical activity.
Ensure that staff are appropriately skilled and trained to deliver the service and to provide supervision.
Ensure satisfactory supervision arrangements are in place for all elements of service delivery.
To adhere to all clinical policies and procedures.
Support and undertake risk formulation and risk management for individual clients and to assist and advise other professions on perinatal aspects of risk assessment, and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures, including work with clients deemed as vulnerable adults.
To support the structure of clinical supervision in the service of clients with complex perinatal needs, enabling other members of the service to support and direct them to the appropriate place in the care pathway.
Monitor and evaluate the standard of care and take actions to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained.
Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social, and spiritual needs of all patients.
Work flexibly to ensure cover across all teams. To provide clinical interventions and assessments depending on service need.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
* HCPC or NMC Professionals Registration
* SSSA/Mentor qualification/ ENB 998 or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of continued personal and professional development.
* Leadership Training
* Teaching/Coaching experience
Experience
Essential criteria
* Post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs in the perinatal period.
* Evidence of experience in service evaluation and improvements.
* Experience of collaborative working with, and understanding of the roles of midwifery and health visiting.
Desirable criteria
* Quality Improvement training and project management experience
* Experience of delivering supervision
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
* Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
* Competent IT skills including word, outlook, excel and power point.
* Ability to manage change and deal with conflict / stressful situations.
* Ability to prioritise workload effectively, meeting expected deadlines.
Desirable criteria
* Demonstrated experience of investigating SI's/complaints
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential criteria
* Experience of leadership and managing teams.
* Specialist knowledge of person-centred care and its application.
* Advanced understanding of the mental health needs of adults during the perinatal period.
* Advanced understanding of the development of infants during the perinatal period, and impact of maternal mental health.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of service improvement models and its application.
* Knowledge of leadership theories.
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability to foster good interagency working.
* Ability to travel independently.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
* Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
* Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
* Children and young people's mental health services;
* Children's community services in Peterborough;
* Social care;
* Ground-breaking research.
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Perinatal TM JD/PS (PDF, 440.4KB)
* CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
* CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
* CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)
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