Specialist Midwife for Mental Health - Family HubsJob summarySpecialist Midwife for Mental Health: Family hubs
15 hours
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to expand its perinatal mental health service to provide specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women, during pregnancy and postnatal in the borough.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will work collaboratively with others in the Health in Pregnancy Service, Health Visiting and professionals from other services including Black Country Perinatal Mental Health Team, maternity services, GPs as well as with our experts by experience, to develop high quality pathways during pregnancy and beyond to ensure excellent outcomes for women and their families. The post holder will be expected to support with safeguarding aspects within this role and work collaboratively with the safeguarding lead midwife.
We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women and their families. Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable; a keen interest in this specialist area is essential.
All applicants must have excellent clinical skills and a good level of post registration experience, proven ability or be willing to be trained to complete comprehensive mental health assessments, thoroughly assess risk, and document and communicate these clearly and concisely.
About usWalsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development of our Pleck Road site was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly, can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.
Job responsibilitiesThe post holder will work collaboratively with others in the Health in Pregnancy Service, Health Visiting and professionals from other services including Black Country Perinatal Mental Health Team, maternity services, GPs as well as with our experts by experience, to develop high quality pathways during pregnancy and beyond to ensure excellent outcomes for women and their families. The post holder will be expected to support with safeguarding aspects within this role and work collaboratively with the safeguarding lead midwife.
We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women and their families. Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable; a keen interest in this specialist area is essential.
All applicants must have excellent clinical skills and a good level of post registration experience, proven ability or be willing to be trained to complete comprehensive mental health assessments, thoroughly assess risk, and document and communicate these clearly and concisely.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- registered midwife with current NMC registration
- degree level education
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable- Postgraduate qualification in perinatal mental health, counselling skills or trauma informed care.
- Evidence of leadership
- Clinical assessment, risk formulation and triage skills related to maternal mental health
SkillsEssential- evidence of good written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- evidence of report writing
- Evidence of supporting choice
- Ability to influence change
- Experience within mental health and training
- Flexible approach to working across different community sites and hub locations
Desirable- Experience of governance and policy
- Experience in teaching and education
- Experience in a community midwifery setting
FlexibilityEssential- Able to support within maternity Services in escalation
- Flexible approach to working across different community sites and hub locations.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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. 
