Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner (CPN or Social Worker)
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Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse or Mental Health Social Worker with a passion for Perinatal Mental Health?
Are you looking for a role which makes a real difference to women suffering from mental health issues associated with pregnancy and childbirth in Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service
Oxfordshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service is a community-based, forward-thinking service. We are committed to delivering quality patient interventions to meet the needs of our service users. Our service works with women and birthing people from pre-conception, during pregnancy, and postnatally where mental health concerns have been identified.
We are devoted to improving the outcomes for mothers, babies, and families by providing assessment and treatment of the woman's needs. Our service provides perinatal care across the beautiful county of Oxfordshire and this role will cover across the county. It is therefore essential that you are able to travel to service user's homes and travel freely to meet the needs of the service so you should have access to a car for work purposes.
Role Responsibilities
In this role, you will hold responsibility for the clinical triage of women and birthing people who access Mental Health Services during pregnancy and in the first year post-partum and signposting on to the most appropriate service as needed.
You will also be completing social and health assessments involving assessment of risk within the support framework of the perinatal mental health service and in a location acceptable to the birth parent, usually via digital consultation or within the person's home, using the perinatal assessment document.
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We'll need you to ensure that each assessment is conducted collaboratively in consultation/agreement with the birth parent and their carer, where available, and the assessment will be informed by the wider multidisciplinary team involved with the birth parent during the perinatal period, including, but not exclusively midwifery and health visiting.
The office is based in Slade House, Headington but this is admin space only. Our service covers the whole of Oxfordshire and clinical work is completed in women and birthing people's homes and/or at an Adult Mental Health Team clinical base's. Therefore, access to transport for business use is essential for the role. There is an expectation that you work from Slade House a minimum of 2 days a week.
Application Information
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About Oxford Health
As a Trust, we provide physical, mental health, and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe, and excellent”
Benefits
At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust-wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits contact:
- Name: Caren Duley
- Job Title: Oxon Perinatal Team Manager
- Email Address: Caren.duley@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 01865 902911
If you have any questions or queries about the role, or about our team, please do get in touch with:
- Caren Duley, (Team Manager): 01865 902911
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