Specialist Midwifery Practitioner for Perinatal Mental Health and Bereavement

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Fixed Term for 1 Year Secondments will be considered Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh base (Lothian Wide post) Job Purpose The post holder will be expected to deliver services for women with mental health problems across NHS Lothian. This will encompass clinical practice development, and liaison with statutory and non-statutory agencies and all members of the multidisciplinary team. To provide psychological interventions for parents with (i) pregnancy and birth complications or loss, (ii) previous pregnancy complications, loss or birth trauma affecting mental health in the current pregnancy, (iii) infants whose health is significantly compromised and who require NICU or SCBU care, and (iv) mental disorders amenable to psychological therapies which directly affect maternity care e.g., needle phobia, tokophobia. To provide expert advice and training for maternity and neonatal staff to colleagues who care for parents with difficulties in adjustment to pregnancy and infant care. Working alongside the Perinatal Mental Health Team, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of integrated care plans and liaising with all parties involved in the plans and lead on the development of local care pathways and quality improvement strategies. This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e., child and/or adult), then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact

Pauline.smith@nhs.scot . A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/ *Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.*

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