Job Title: Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner
Agency: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Harlow, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 37,338 – 44,962 £ / Year

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Job Summary

It is an extraordinary time for specialist perinatal mental health services across the UK with growing national and local focus on service development and expanding access for new and expectant mums. The national ambition is to improve outcomes for an increasing number of women over 5 years through investment in resources and broadening of interventions available. The perinatal period includes from conception up until one year following the birth of the baby and is a critical time for prevention and treatment for women at risk of serious mental ill health. Providing a unique opportunity for intervention and change, improving outcomes for mums, their families and ultimately society, in the longer term.

Main duties of the job

• To work jointly with care coordinators from CMHTs with a small complex and challenging caseload of pregnant women or those with an infant up to one year old.
• Conduct both single-handed and joint high-quality mental health assessments as required to identify mental health needs for people referred to the Perinatal Mental Health Service.
• Take responsibility for the management of a defined client caseload as identified in consultation with the Team Manager, Clinical Team Leader and team.
• Utilise the Care Programme Approach (CPA) as defined within the Trust Policy and act as lead practitioner in the care of women under the perinatal service.
• To ensure that all Trust Perinatal service users have a perinatal care plan, this is implemented. This may require attending and contributing to pre- and post-birth meetings.
• Ensure risks are effectively managed, and interventions are effectively prioritised.
• Maintain effective individualised care through the assessment of health and social care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans co-produced with service users.
• Utilise the Information Management and Technology system of the Trust to maintain effective communication and clear, concise and contemporaneous documentation for individualised client care
• Establish therapeutic relationships with individual clients and to work with fathers, partners and significant others to provide appropriate education, training and support.

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