Job summary
- Main area
- Perinatal CMHT
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 383-SPE-7804-26
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Beeches at the Radbourne Unit
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 pa, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Perinatal Specialist assessor Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
The Perinatal CMHT are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 CPN to join our team in South Derbyshire, based at the Radbourne Unit, Derby. Experience of the Perinatal service is not required but an keen interest in the area is essential. The Post is for a specialist assessor role who will have previous experience of completing in-depth assessments and will be responsible for assessing a range of mental health difficulties suffered by pregnant women and those with infants up to two years old. this will include identifying risk factors, evaluating the parent-infant relationship, and determining the most appropriate treatment pathway. This may include signposting and referring on to psychological therapies, primary care, third sector organisations and also referrals within the perinatal mental health for specific pathways
This post is 37.50 per hours a week, and is a Fixed term 12 Month contract
The perinatal mental health service cares for women who are suffering with moderate to severe mental health problems, from the end of the first trimester in pregnancy up until the baby is two years old.
The service works with women and their families from Derby City and North and South Derbyshire .
Main duties of the job
You will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary community team offering a comprehensive perinatal mental health service to women experiencing mental health difficulties in the perinatal period.
You will be responsible for facilitating assessments of women with a range of mental health difficulties and where appropriate signposting to other services. you may support in the triaging of referrals into the team on a rota basis. We also operate a dedicated advice line where you will be able to support and advise other professionals who are thinking of referring into our service.
You will need to work collaboratively and communicate effectively across primary care, secondary care and children’s social care agencies.
We are committed to the training and development of future nurses who we have on regular placement and you will be expected to contribute to this through mentorship and facilitating learning opportunities.
Working for our organisation
We are a well established team, with a wealth of experience in this area and pride ourselves on delivering quality care to our patients and their families.
Our service has been accredited for many years by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Care Quality Network for Perinatal Mental Health, as we have met and adhere to the required standards for delivering perinatal care in the community, ensuring best practise is adhered to.
We have a weekly MDT where you will be able to discuss referrals and the recent assessments you have carried out along with any support you may need to outcome these.
Local induction, along with the Trusts corporate induction, will be provided and there are opportunities available to access training to support the development of your knowledge and skills in this area. Induction will also include shadowing experienced members of the team and regular clinical, managerial and team supervision.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge gained through a degree in mental health nursing or equivalent
- Evidence of continued development and learning
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing qualification to mentor students
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills
- Able to navigate electronic patient record systems
- Demonstrate an understanding of gender and diversity issues and how they relate to service provision service provision
- Able to be mobile across a large geographical area
Desirable criteria
- Qualification/skills in family/therapeutic interventions relevant to role
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In-depth post-graduation experience
- Experience providing supervision to junior staff
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding children and how to manage this in a specialist mental health setting.
- Relevant experience in psychiatric assessments , intervention and treatment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people with complex needs and mental health problems in pregnancy and the postnatal period and has further interest in this field
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louisa Neethling
- Job title
- Perinatal South Team manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 623911
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Kingsway Hospital
- Telephone
- 01332 564856 option 1, option 1
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