Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate pan-Powys service supporting women with moderate to severe mental health illness during the perinatal period.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, clinically competent mental health practitioner to join our team.

The post holder will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team and other multiagency professionals across the county to provide evidence-based advice, assessment, care and intervention, for women and their families during the perinatal period.

This job offers the chance to work autonomously within a supportive team, where there will be opportunities for personal and professional development, whilst also supporting the ongoing development of the service.

Main duties of the job
The Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner will work clinically and collaboratively alongside key professionals to oversee and ensure specialist clinical assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical care in the community for pregnant women and birthing parents with Perinatal Mental Health services and their families. Influential in promoting mental health wellbeing, demonstrating enhanced competence in complex, clinical assessment, decision making, and the management of clinical needs. There will be times when decision making will require timely and responsive intervention to manage risk.

About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and provide specialist clinical Perinatal pathways in secondary care mental health, in line with national and local agendas.
• Oversee current clinical pathways in Local Primary Mental Health Support Services and partner agencies to ensure seamless access to care and treatment.
• Ensure that demand is met by the most appropriately skilled Clinical Practitioners and to ensure that pathways of care are seamless and according to patient need.
• Promote a culture based on principles of recovery, choice, and personalised care, in which the mothers and key supports, where agreed, are actively involved in decision-making about their care and treatment.
• Work in an effective partnership with, the Specialist Perinatal Team Lead, the Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychological Therapies and Midwifery, Children and family services thus providing a strong multi-disciplinary leadership model.
• Carry an individual PNMH caseload of complex clinical need and clinical risk.

We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you dont speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, dont worry: the health board will support you with training.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification
Abilities
Essential

• willingness to travel
• Demonstrate PTHB Values

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health needs/knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group
• Experience of clinically assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting
• Evidence of extensive post registration experience working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
• Excellent understanding of the interface between physical and mental health needs

Desirable

• Delivering training to a broad range of audiences

Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified / Registered Mental Health Nurse BSc degree in Nursing and/or Diploma HE Nursing Mental Health/ Social Worker Qualification/ Occupational Therapist.
• Evidence of professional updating and development in the delivery services
• Qualification including for example EMDR, CBT, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, Phlebotomy

Desirable

• Non- medical prescriber
• Qualification in providing training

Aptitudes & Abilities
Essential

• Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
• Understanding of GAD7, PHQ9, CAARMS, Psychosocial interventions, PANNS, SWEMWBS, Lunders, GASS, EPDS
• Knowledge of care co-ordination
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance
• Ability to organise, prioritise and monitor own and others workload
• Ability to contribute to staff training and development
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with service users, carers, other agencies and professionals
• Ability to involve service users and carers in service delivery, service evaluation and service development
• Ability to manage change and contribute to the development of services
• Ability to contribute to the development of service policies and strategies

Desirable

• Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn.

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.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).