Job summary An opportunity has arisen for a Fixed Term post to cover Maternity leave for a Perinatal Community Nursery Nurse in the Milton Keynes Perinatal Mental Health Service from January 2025 to January 2026. Milton Keynes Perinatal Mental Health Service is part of the wider Perinatal Mental Health Services for the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes STP. We are an energetic, creative and welcoming service which aims to offer and inspire excellence in community perinatal mental health care. The post-holder will join the existing multi-disciplinary team which comprises of a Perinatal Psychiatrist, High Intensity Psychological Therapist, Specialist CPN's, Perinatal Occupational Therapist and Team Administrators. Perinatal Community Mental Health Services provide specialist care for women (and their babies) with moderate to severe mental illness. The service offers pre-conceptual counselling alongside working with women during their pregnancy and up to 2 years after birth. The role will involve working as a nursery nurse within the local community supporting mums experiencing moderate to severe difficulties with their emotional wellbeing during the perinatal period. You will work alongside families, carers and other health professionals to provide high quality care. Main duties of the job The successful applicant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering care to women in a range of settings including the woman's home, children's centres and other community settings. There will also be opportunity where appropriate to deliver interventions using video calls e.g. Zoom. The ability to work flexibly in multidisciplinary teams is therefore essential. As a perinatal community nursery nurse you will assist mothers with perinatal mental health conditions to care for their babies, ensure that the emotional and physical needs of babies are met and engage in activities to promote the mother-infant relationship.The perinatal community nursery nurse will also work closely with the specialist occupational therapist in delivering group work e.g. Buggy Walks, Stay Play and Soothe and other groups to meet the service user needs. You must hold a relevant qualification e.g. BTEC level 3 Diploma in Early Years, NVQ/SNVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education, NNEB or equivalent qualification. Experience of working with women in the perinatal period is essential alongside experience of working in a community setting including an awareness of working with women from a multi-cultural and diverse community. There may be opportunities for further training via local and regional delivered training programmes dependent on training availability. About us We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Date posted 09 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 333-D-MK-MH-1228-A Job locations CNWL-MK HQ, Charles Pinfold Building The Open University, Kents Hill Milton Keynes MK7 6AA Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will work as a member of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service, to provide a service to women experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health conditions and their families as delegated by the perinatal clinicians/Service Lead, and will participate in the delivery of interventions under the direction of the perinatal mental health clinicians. The majority of interventions are delivered in a community setting most often in the womans home however the post holder will be expected to work in various community settings including the wider community and assist the team in supporting women being admitted to or discharged from inpatient Mother and Baby Units. To assist the multi-disciplinary team in meeting the needs of children and their families by undertaking delegated duties that support and enable family centred care. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will work as a member of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service, to provide a service to women experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health conditions and their families as delegated by the perinatal clinicians/Service Lead, and will participate in the delivery of interventions under the direction of the perinatal mental health clinicians. The majority of interventions are delivered in a community setting most often in the womans home however the post holder will be expected to work in various community settings including the wider community and assist the team in supporting women being admitted to or discharged from inpatient Mother and Baby Units. To assist the multi-disciplinary team in meeting the needs of children and their families by undertaking delegated duties that support and enable family centred care. Person Specification Qualifications Essential oQualification in BTEC level 3 Diploma in Early Years OR oCACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education, Level 3 (2 year course) OR oNVQ/SNVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education OR oNNEB Diploma oUp to date with current child care practice as recommended by the Department of Health Desirable oEarly Years Degree oVideo Interactive Guidance (VIG) Experience Essential oExperience of working with women during the perinatal period oExperience of risk assessment and management oExperience of working as part of a team oExperience in working with families, other professionals particularly to safeguarding issues oPrevious experience working within a hospital/play specialist/health provider setting oExperience of attachment interventions Desirable oExperience in Video Interactive Guidance oAwareness of working in a multi-cultural and diverse community Knowledge Essential oAbility to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload oAbility to work independently oIT skills oDemonstrates an understanding of how mental health issues can affect people oAbility to take direction and to follow detailed policies and protocols Desirable oAdvising and developing care plans for families oExperience of delivering groups Qualities Essential oAbility to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of the team oGood communitcation and liaison skills oWell organised with good administration skills oEmpathy/engagement skills with the client group oFlexible and adaptable to change Desirable oAwareness of the Health Child Programme oAwareness of the Baby Friendly Initiative Other Essential Car owner/driver with valid UK driving licence Person Specification Qualifications Essential oQualification in BTEC level 3 Diploma in Early Years OR oCACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education, Level 3 (2 year course) OR oNVQ/SNVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education OR oNNEB Diploma oUp to date with current child care practice as recommended by the Department of Health Desirable oEarly Years Degree oVideo Interactive Guidance (VIG) Experience Essential oExperience of working with women during the perinatal period oExperience of risk assessment and management oExperience of working as part of a team oExperience in working with families, other professionals particularly to safeguarding issues oPrevious experience working within a hospital/play specialist/health provider setting oExperience of attachment interventions Desirable oExperience in Video Interactive Guidance oAwareness of working in a multi-cultural and diverse community Knowledge Essential oAbility to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload oAbility to work independently oIT skills oDemonstrates an understanding of how mental health issues can affect people oAbility to take direction and to follow detailed policies and protocols Desirable oAdvising and developing care plans for families oExperience of delivering groups Qualities Essential oAbility to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of the team oGood communitcation and liaison skills oWell organised with good administration skills oEmpathy/engagement skills with the client group oFlexible and adaptable to change Desirable oAwareness of the Health Child Programme oAwareness of the Baby Friendly Initiative Other Essential Car owner/driver with valid UK driving licence 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Address CNWL-MK HQ, Charles Pinfold Building The Open University, Kents Hill Milton Keynes MK7 6AA Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)