North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Senior Community Perinatal Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 24 November 2026

Job summary
The Parent and Baby Service are looking to recruit a Band 6 full-time, Perinatal Mental Health Nurse.

The successful candidate will be required to carry out mental health assessments including risk to service users experiencing a deterioration in mental health in the perinatal period. You will be expected to hold and manage a caseload.

As a band 6 Nurse, you will be expected to take the lead in decisions and supervision and guide more junior staff. The role will include you acting as a duty lead and organising work and prioritising work to other team members.

As a band 6 Nurse you will be seeing service users in a variety of locations to assess for mental health needs and treatment. You will work closely with the service user to provide them with the right treatment pathway for them to follow.

Main duties of the job

• To assess and manage mental health needs, including risk, to create care plans with the individual that will lead to recovery whilst supporting them with a safety plan.
• To act as the duty lead on shift and allocate work to other team members as appropriate, to run the shift in a safe and effective way.
• To manage and prioritise work that is allocated to you, to complete the assessment of mental health and risk and record on electronic systems as needed.
• To be able to supervision and caseload mange more junior staff/trainees.
• To take referrals over the phone, via fax or by post.
• To work in conjunction with other professionals E.g. GPs, midwifery, health visiting teams and to work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 232-CMT-8406181
Job locations: The Bennett Centre, Stoke on Trent, ST1 4ND, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To undertake regular supervision or consultation with the Line Manager and to ensure that the Team Manager is made aware of any issues of major importance or concern.
• To carry out such other duties as may be required from time to time, and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.
• To develop good working relationships with other agencies and other colleagues.
• To promote anti-discriminatory and non-oppressive practice and service delivery.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential): A qualified/registered Mental Health nurse.
Experience (Essential): Experience of working with a range of Statutory non-statutory agencies.
Knowledge (Essential): Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address: The Bennett Centre, Stoke on Trent, ST1 4ND, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Leader Nicola Matless, nicola.matless@combined.nhs.uk

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