Operational Manager Perinatal Mental Health Service

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Long Term Plan Ambitions include:

• Increasing provision of services to women experiencing or at risk of experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health conditions
• Increasing the provision of psychological interventions to women and their families
• Assessment and signposting of fathers and partners of women open to the service
• Providing specialist perinatal interventions to a number of mothers, where clinically indicated, up to 24 months postpartum

We are looking for a Mental Health Nurse with significant clinical and leadership experience, a passion for perinatal mental health and MDT working who will be involved in leading the expansion and development of the service.

This is a Countywide position.

Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable and knowledge of Perinatal Mental Health Conditions, prevalence rates, treatment interventions and Safeguarding Policies and Procedures is essential. A keen interest and passion for working with women and their families is a must, as is the ability to work closely with a range of professionals from health visiting, Maternity, Children's Services and the Third Sector.

There will be opportunities for further training via local and regional delivered training programmes. We have strong links with the East Midlands Regional Perinatal Network. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the development of a locally agreed programme that delivers training to health and social care professionals in Northamptonshire.

We have developed an exciting induction programme to meet the Perinatal Competency Framework and provide regular supervision and training for all our staff.

The service uses video assessment and consultation in addition to face to face working and has developed some innovative ways of working including on line group delivery.

If you want to work as part of our expanding specialised multi-professional team, we want to hear from you.

Person specification

Education Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• RMN with current registration with the NMC
• Qualification to Masters level or equivalent experience
• Qualification/ training in specialist skills therapeutic/ psychological interventions e.g. VIG/CBT/EMDR or willingness to undertake.
• Post Qualification Specialist training in perinatal and infant mental health
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management in the perinatal period, including knowledge of perinatal mental health risk considerations.
• Extensive experience of working with women with serious mental illness

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing and supervising staff
• Experience of service user and carer initiatives and engagement and co-production
• Experience of previous innovative practice, leading change or service development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to liaise and offer highly specialist perinatal mental health consultation to other agencies and disciplines effectively
• In depth, up to date knowledge of wider policy and service issues relating to mental illness in the perinatal period
• Ability to provide leadership to other professionals, including the provision of Clinical and Peer Supervision
• Knowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal mental health
• Ability to provide highly specialist therapeutic assessments and specialist therapeutic interventions to women in the perinatal period

Desirable criteria

• Extensive experience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families.
• Experience of multi-agency pre-birth planning for women with serious mental illness

Important Information

Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

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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.

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