Main area: Perinatal Mental Health Community - Specialist Services - PMHCS Grade Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 380-FR0529
Site: Elizabeth Raybold Centre
Town: Dartford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active
health and wellbeing programme
to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance. Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. Job overview
The Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS) covers the whole of Kent and Medway. PMHCS specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and short-term treatment of women aged 18 and above who are affected by a moderate to severe mental health illness in the preconception, antenatal and postnatal period. You will be an active member of the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service, providing specialist clinical interventions and support to a defined caseload of women and their infants who experience perinatal mental illness. The post holder must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
Work alongside the existing PMHCS team delivering a service to Mothers and Infants within the Kent & Medway area. Maintain a clinical caseload within agreed limits, providing a range of specialist clinical interventions to clients with perinatal mental illness. Provide specialist liaison advice and support on the developments of nursing practice within the PMHCS to professionals within primary and secondary care. Participate in the delivery of specialist perinatal mental health training and supervision to other professionals within primary and secondary care when needed. Develop links with local mental health services to improve the interface between primary and secondary care for this client group. Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county. The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS) is expanding its multi-disciplinary team to include an additional highly experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the North Kent area. We are particularly interested in applicants that have a passion for working in perinatal mental health, with mums and their families, and have a keen interest in developing specialist skills in this area. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your knowledge and skills, with the backing of a well-developed team to make a difference to the recovery of our mums. You would further develop your expertise to ensure that we deliver high quality, person-centred care at the right time and in the right place. To accept referrals requiring specialist input for assessment, treatment and co-ordination with other relevant services. To work collaboratively with care co-ordinators and other mental health professionals complementing the ongoing intervention of the generic teams during the perinatal period. To provide specialist clinical interventions to clients, infants and families experiencing perinatal mental illness. To manage caseloads and administration systems. To formulate, implement and evaluate clinical programmes. Please see attached job description for full details. Person specification
Qualifications
RMN Member of a professional body Further training relevant to perinatal mental health Degree Knowledge and skills
Knowledge of the Care Programme Approach Ability to work autonomously Knowledge of safeguarding procedures Understanding of infant and child development Experience
Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience of working within mental health services Clinical experience of working in Perinatal Mental Health Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits. 27 days for full time or pro rata if part time After 5 years NHS service: 29 days full time or pro rata if part time After 10 years NHS service: 33 days full time or pro rata if part time Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off! Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits. Additional benefits
Recommend a friend campaign:
If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited. Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave:
Dependent on length of NHS service. Other paid/unpaid leave:
This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave. Staff Support:
KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work-related problems. NHS discounts and shopping vouchers:
Staff can sign up for various discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out, etc. Learning and Development opportunities:
In addition to the mandatory subjects, there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring. Induction:
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff with a comprehensive Induction programme. The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT’s subject specialists and include the required training. Other Information
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner. Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police. Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter:
KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can
ALL
be ourselves. We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our
Trust values : Respect:
We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated. Openness:
Work in a collaborative, transparent way. Accountability:
We are professional and responsible for our actions. Working together:
We work together to make a difference for our service users. Innovation:
We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services. Excellence:
We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working. In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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health and wellbeing programme
to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance. Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. Job overview
The Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS) covers the whole of Kent and Medway. PMHCS specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and short-term treatment of women aged 18 and above who are affected by a moderate to severe mental health illness in the preconception, antenatal and postnatal period. You will be an active member of the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service, providing specialist clinical interventions and support to a defined caseload of women and their infants who experience perinatal mental illness. The post holder must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
Work alongside the existing PMHCS team delivering a service to Mothers and Infants within the Kent & Medway area. Maintain a clinical caseload within agreed limits, providing a range of specialist clinical interventions to clients with perinatal mental illness. Provide specialist liaison advice and support on the developments of nursing practice within the PMHCS to professionals within primary and secondary care. Participate in the delivery of specialist perinatal mental health training and supervision to other professionals within primary and secondary care when needed. Develop links with local mental health services to improve the interface between primary and secondary care for this client group. Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county. The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS) is expanding its multi-disciplinary team to include an additional highly experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the North Kent area. We are particularly interested in applicants that have a passion for working in perinatal mental health, with mums and their families, and have a keen interest in developing specialist skills in this area. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your knowledge and skills, with the backing of a well-developed team to make a difference to the recovery of our mums. You would further develop your expertise to ensure that we deliver high quality, person-centred care at the right time and in the right place. To accept referrals requiring specialist input for assessment, treatment and co-ordination with other relevant services. To work collaboratively with care co-ordinators and other mental health professionals complementing the ongoing intervention of the generic teams during the perinatal period. To provide specialist clinical interventions to clients, infants and families experiencing perinatal mental illness. To manage caseloads and administration systems. To formulate, implement and evaluate clinical programmes. Please see attached job description for full details. Person specification
Qualifications
RMN Member of a professional body Further training relevant to perinatal mental health Degree Knowledge and skills
Knowledge of the Care Programme Approach Ability to work autonomously Knowledge of safeguarding procedures Understanding of infant and child development Experience
Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience of working within mental health services Clinical experience of working in Perinatal Mental Health Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits. 27 days for full time or pro rata if part time After 5 years NHS service: 29 days full time or pro rata if part time After 10 years NHS service: 33 days full time or pro rata if part time Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off! Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits. Additional benefits
Recommend a friend campaign:
If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited. Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave:
Dependent on length of NHS service. Other paid/unpaid leave:
This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave. Staff Support:
KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work-related problems. NHS discounts and shopping vouchers:
Staff can sign up for various discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out, etc. Learning and Development opportunities:
In addition to the mandatory subjects, there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring. Induction:
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff with a comprehensive Induction programme. The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT’s subject specialists and include the required training. Other Information
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner. Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police. Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter:
KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can
ALL
be ourselves. We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our
Trust values : Respect:
We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated. Openness:
Work in a collaborative, transparent way. Accountability:
We are professional and responsible for our actions. Working together:
We work together to make a difference for our service users. Innovation:
We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services. Excellence:
We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working. In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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