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Job summary

Main area
Perinatal Team
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
12 months (Fixed term for 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
274-11743-AC
Employer
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Archway
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/10/2025 23:59

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Perinatal Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

An rare and exciting opportunity is available for an Community Mental Health Nurse  Band 6 to join the Perinatal team for a 12 month fixed.

The post is available for a qualified Mental health nurse, ideally with recent experience of working within a CMHT or community working.

There is currently 1 post available within the team & this is available on a full time basis. The core hours of the team are Monday-Friday 0900- 1700hrs. The post will be based at The Archway, Lincoln.

Experience of working with women and their families in the Perinatal period would be desirable.

You will be working collaboratively with our established Perinatal team in developing Perinatal services.

There will be a full & thorough 6 week induction programme to the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist mental health services to mothers, infants and families during the perinatal period,  delivering specialist assessment, psychological interventions, advice, supervision and consultation as required. The role will include active involvement within  the multi-disciplinary team and close working with MDT colleagues.

You must be able work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of LPFT policies and procedures.

It is important to highlight that we are a countywide service and you could be expected to work in areas within the county, where there is an increased service need. Base will be at the Archway in Lincoln.

You will be expected to work collaboratively alongside other teams and services who may also be involved in the care of our patients and their families. The service is delivered through a multi-disciplinary team who provide comprehensive assessment and treatment to pregnant women with a severe mental illness and in the first post-natal year, this will be shortly extended to 2 years for some women under the care of the Perinatal team.

We offer a comprehensive induction programme and continued support and professional development with close links with the East Midlands Perinatal network.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

•             Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

•             Competitive annual leave allowance

•             Car leasing scheme

•             NHS pension scheme

•             Free eye tests

•             Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

•             Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RVN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
  • Currently Registered Nurse
  • ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent
  • Mentorship Module (degree level)
  • Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
Desirable criteria
  • Management training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant knowledge/experience of Perinatal Mental Health assessment and care planning
  • Experience of working with individuals in crisis in an inpatient or community setting
  • Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working with women whose pregnancy or postnatal period is complicated by serious mental illness in any setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Sound knowledge of national agenda for mental health.
  • Highly developed clinical reasoning skills
  • Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Goverance principles.
  • Highly developed communication skills.
  • Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate.
  • Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.
  • Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
  • Ability to travel independently across the county

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Sunflower Hidden DisabilitiesTimewise-Flex Positive EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeAccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Dying to Work CharterStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkOne Workforce Lincolnshire ICSDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldPastoral Care Quality AwardStonewall Top 100 2024Stonewall Bronze Award 2024Wellness WellbeingNet Zero

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Wendy Summerton
Job title
Clinical Manager-Perinatal
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 309540
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