This fixed-term maternity cover post, for up to 12 months at 30 hours a week, sits in the Community Perinatal Service at Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The Nursery Nurse helps mothers with perinatal mental health problems care for their babies and supports the parent-infant relationship. Teams are multidisciplinary and based in antenatal clinics and community mental health bases across Devon. Applicants need a Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience, and must complete the Care Certificate within six months of starting.
What the job involves
- Help mothers with perinatal mental health problems to care for their babies
- Ensure babies' emotional and physical needs are met
- Engage in activities that promote the parent-infant relationship
- Demonstrate and teach sound care of infants under two to colleagues
- Keep practice in line with the Trust's safeguarding and child protection policy and Devon child protection procedures
- Involve specialist safeguarding services when necessary
- Work within multidisciplinary perinatal teams alongside psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, midwives and health visitors
What’s required
Qualifications
- Level 4 qualification or above, or equivalent experience
- Care Certificate within the first six months if not already held
Experience
- Recent hands-on work with young babies, contributing to service development
- Supporting close and loving mother and baby relationships
- Relevant post-qualification experience
- Observing babies' physical and psychological changes and building staff skills in monitoring them
- Working independently and as part of a team
- Community working and home visiting
Skills & knowledge
- Detailed knowledge of child development, infant emotional wellbeing, developmental milestones and age-appropriate play
- Knowledge of the Children Act, child protection guidelines and children's safeguarding
- Primary health care and UNICEF infant feeding and nutrition for young infants
- Ability to apply learning in practice and demonstrate reflective practice
- Understanding of infant brain development, emotional regulation and mother-infant interaction in the first 1001 critical days
- Understanding of working with mothers and infants in the perinatal period with mental illness, and awareness of evidence-based parent-infant resources
Nice to have
- IT skills
- Experience of managing or supporting staff
- Experience of working in a mental health setting
- Awareness of the National Service Framework for Children and other government initiatives
- Ability to manage difficult situations or advise others to act appropriately
What’s offered
- Comprehensive induction with ongoing support
- Supervision and professional development within an established multidisciplinary team
- Career progression opportunities across professional groups
- Part-time and flexible working applications considered and supported where possible
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
