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Job summary

Main area
Perinatal care
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
374-LL0267
Employer
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hailsham Family Hub
Town
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Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/06/2026 23:59
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Senior Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area. 


We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. 


Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes. 


The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. 

 

Job overview

Parent & Child Wellbeing Team | East Sussex Health Visiting Service

Are you passionate about supporting families during the most important early stages of life?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and compassionate practitioner to join our Parent & Child Wellbeing Team within the East Sussex Health Visiting Service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a highly motivated, forward-thinking and supportive team, delivering impactful interventions that make a real difference to families across East Sussex.

Our team works at the heart of Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programmes, providing specialist support around perinatal mental health and parent–infant relationships. We are committed to delivering evidence-based, relationship-focused care that promotes emotional wellbeing, strengthens early attachment, and ensures every child has the best possible start in life.

You will join a passionate workforce that values collaboration, reflective practice and continuous development, working alongside Health Visitors, partner agencies and specialist mental health services. Together, we support families facing a wide range of challenges, offering timely interventions, guidance and compassionate care.

If you are looking for a role where you can truly make an impact, grow professionally and be part of a service that actively shapes the future of early help in East Sussex—we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in delivering and developing perinatal mental health and parent–infant relationship support across East Sussex. This includes coordinating and facilitating Parent & Child Wellbeing interventions, undertaking triage and assessment of families, and providing advice and support to Health Visiting teams managing complex cases. The role involves working collaboratively with Family Hubs, Early Help services and specialist mental health teams to ensure families access the right support at the right time, while contributing to service development, training, and quality improvement. The practitioner will also line manage a team of Video Interactive Guidance Practitioners, offer supervision and guidance, promote best practice in perinatal and infant mental health, and ensure safeguarding, documentation and data collection are maintained to a high professional standard.

This role is ideal for someone who:

  • Is deeply committed to improving outcomes for babies, parents and families
  • Thrives in a dynamic, community-focused environment
  • Enjoys both autonomous working and being part of a strong, supportive team
  • Is motivated to contribute to service development and innovation

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. 

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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We value the individuality that each candidate brings to the application process. While we understand that AI tools are widely available, we strongly discourage applicants from using AI-generated content when applying for jobs with us. We believe that your application should reflect your true skills, experiences, and motivations, which are best conveyed through your own words and unique perspective.

Using AI for your application may not accurately represent your knowledge, skills, and experience and may result in a disconnect between your qualifications and our assessment of your application.

We encourage applicants to take the time to thoughtfully complete their applications; by doing so, you allow us to better understand your true potential and ensure a fair and transparent evaluation of your application. Over reliance on AI-generated content may diminish your chance of success.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Professional qualification in a relevant health, psychology or social care discipline to degree level or equivalent, with current registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC)
  • Professional knowledge acquired through degree level supplemented by training and or combination of additional post reg / post graduate specialist training, experience and or short courses
  • Evidence of post-qualification training/CPD in PIMH, infant mental health, attachment, trauma, or parent–infant relationships
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate qualification or accredited training in a relevant therapeutic or relational intervention (e.g. CBT-informed approaches, counselling skills, Video Interaction Guidance (VIG), parent–infant or attachment-based interventions)
  • Training in clinical supervision, mentorship or leadership, relevant to supporting and supervising other practitioners.
  • Additional specialist training related to perinatal loss, birth trauma, trauma-informed practice, or compassionate/relational models of care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of identifying and supporting parents with perinatal mental illness and parent infant relationship need
  • Experience of undertaking telephone-based triage or face to face assessment, using sensitive and professional communication to identify family needs and support access to appropriate interventions or support pathways in a way that matches the level of need
  • Experience of managing difficult or sensitive conversations, using professional judgement to support safe decision-making while working within appropriate professional boundaries
  • Experience of working with a range of mental health conditions including suicidal ideation, trauma and crisis.
Desirable criteria
  • Recent experience of service or project development / audit and evaluation
  • Experience of line managing staff

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate skills needed to deliver quality supervision
  • Knowledge of the impact of birth trauma, perinatal loss and perinatal mental health on infant mental health
  • Knowledge of a range of psychological interventions and appropriate application and ability to explain to others.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of compassionate mind approach and transactional analysis models
  • Knowledge of attachment theory and its application in practice
  • Knowledge of trauma sensitive care

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel across county as required in a timely and efficient manner
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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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucille Haston
Job title
Specialist Perinatal Infant Mental Health Practic
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07815978786

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