Perinatal Mental Health Nurse (0-5 Services)
Are you a Mental Health Nurse passionate about supporting parents and babies?
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group is looking for an NMC-registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health team within our 05 Health Visiting team. This is a new role that will grow and develop, and its a chance to help shape how we support parents experiencing perinatal mental health difficulties.
You will work with parents from pregnancy until their baby is two years old. Your care will be compassionate, trauma-informed and relational, and youll work closely with:
- Health Visitors
- the Specialist Perinatal Lead
- ELFT Perinatal Mental Health Services
- maternity services
- Family Hubs and community partners.
In return, we offer:
- regular clinical supervision and reflective practice
- mentorship and coaching
- a supportive, friendly team.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver emotional wellbeing visits and brief interventionsto parents experiencing perinatal mental health concerns.
- Carry out mental health assessments and reassessments usingoutcome measures such as PHQ-9, GAD-7 and MORS.
- Support triage and initial assessments when needed becauseof absence or demand.
- Co-deliver group interventions for the mild-to-moderatepathway with the MDT.
- Contribute to MDT discussions, case formulation and careplanning.
- Work with Health Visitors, PMHT, maternity, Family Hubs andother agencies so care is joined up.
- Identify and elevate safeguarding and risk concerns, andkeep accurate, timely records.
- Provide day-to-day line management, supervision andappraisal for the Band 4 Perinatal Mental Health Community Nursery Nurse.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
Innovation and support for primary care
Being a great place to work
Integrating primary and community care
Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities
Clinical Delivery
- Undertake mental healthassessments and reassessments (e.g. PHQ-9, GAD-7,MORS, Family Health Needs Assessments), underpinned by trauma-informedand relational practice.
- Support to deliver groupintervention for mild-moderate pathway with MDT.
- Support initial assessments or triage whereneeded due to staff absence or high demand.
- To seek consultation where necessary withclinical supervisor and line manager on clinical work and participate inregular supervision.
Teamworking and MDT Contribution
- Contribute to case formulation and care planningwithin multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Work closely withperinatal lead; Health Visitors and PMHT to ensure holistic, family-centredsupport.
- Attend reflective practice and clinicalsupervision as part of ongoingdevelopment and safe practice.
- Workin partnership with Health Visitors, Family Hubs, maternity services and othercommunity teams to coordinate care and ensure integrated support for families.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to support safe transitions and joined-up servicedelivery.
Training and Capacity Building
- Support the deliveryof perinatal mental health awareness training to professionals across theborough.
- Promote emotionally attuned, relational ways of workingwith families among partnerprofessionals.
Safeguarding and Risk
- Identify and elevate safeguarding concerns in line with local and organizational procedures.
- Monitor mental healthand family risk factors and share concerns promptly within MDT or with the Operational Lead.
- Maintain accurate and timelyrecords of interventions, assessments, and communications.
Professional and Clinical Governance
- Adhere to the professional standards, competencies, and values of your relevant registration (e.g. NMC).
- Maintain own continuing professional development, and participate in line management,supervision and appraisal.
- Follow all GP Care Group policiesrelating to clinicalpractice, safeguarding,information governance, and equality and diversity.
Management Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day operational line management, supervision, appraisaland performance management to the Band 4 Perinatal Mental Health CommunityNursery Nurse. This includes delegation of appropriate duties, ensuring safeand effective delivery of care, monitoring standards of practice, supportinglearning and development and addressing any performance or conduct issues inline with organisational policy.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
- Confidence in identifying safeguarding concerns and thresholds for escalation, and knowledge of safeguarding procedures and risk management.
Skills and Abilities
- A clear understanding of perinatal mental health presentations, attachment and relational models, and how they affect parenting and infant outcomes. You should also be familiar with trauma-informed, culturally sensitive practice.
Experience
- Experience contributing to MDTs and case formulation. You will also need excellent communication, strong record-keeping, and confidence using outcome measures and clinical recording systems.
Qualifications
- NMC registeration as a Mental Health Nurse
Experience
- Experience delivering direct 1:1 mental health support and emotional wellbeing interventions in community settings, including with mild-to-moderate presentations in diverse communities.
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.
£47,951 to £56,863 a yearIncluding Inner HCAS
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Perinatal Mental Health Nurse (0-5 Services) employer: GP Care Group
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Waltham Forest where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a strong commitment to employee development, staff are encouraged to grow their leadership skills while contributing to meaningful public health initiatives that directly impact children and families. The organisation fosters a supportive culture that values accountability and continuous improvement, making it a rewarding place for professionals dedicated to enhancing community health outcomes.
