Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Perinatal Mental Health & Birth Reflections Midwife
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Perinatal Mental Health & Birth Reflections Midwife
Key Role in Developing and Maintaining High Standards of Care
This is a key role in developing and maintaining high standards of care for women and their families with Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) challenges in pregnancy and the postnatal period. The post holder will have a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills, which will be used to manage, develop, and lead care for pregnant and new mothers with mental health needs.
Responsibilities
- Provide extra support and care to some pregnant women with more severe mental health problems in partnership with other external agencies.
- Work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs.
- Provide a link between the maternity service and other services involved in mental health care.
- Ensure that relevant pathways, policies, and processes for women with, or at risk of, mental illness are developed, implemented, and audited.
- Work with a range of relevant professionals, services, and agencies.
Specialist Clinical Care
- Provide specialist clinical care alongside Community Midwives, supporting women at risk of perinatal mental illness through assessment, individualized care planning, and referral to appropriate services.
- Act as an advocate to ensure women receive timely access to specialist mental health care where required.
- Communicate effectively with women and their families, respecting individual needs, culture, and preferred communication methods, while providing sensitive information about perinatal mental health.
- Support the implementation of relevant statutory and professional guidelines relating to mental illness.
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Specialist Support
- Provide specialist support for women experiencing substance misuse and co-occurring perinatal mental health difficulties during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
- Assess mental health, substance use, risk, and safeguarding needs, contributing to integrated, person-centred care plans.
- Work collaboratively with maternity, safeguarding, social care, substance misuse, and multidisciplinary teams to promote engagement with treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and improved outcomes for women, babies, and families.
Birth Reflections Service
- Lead the Birth Reflections service, offering women and families a safe, supportive environment to explore their birth experience, identify unmet emotional needs, facilitate referrals where appropriate, and use service user feedback to support quality improvement and enhance maternity care.
About Humber Health Partnership
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
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- Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
- Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
- As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery, and oncology.
- We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled, and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership, and our community.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Leanne Ellis
- Job Title: PNMH Midwife/Consultant Midwife
- Email Address: leanne.ellis@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07890253114
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