South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse
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Job Opportunity: Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, clinically confident Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse to join Lambeth Community Perinatal Team.
Job Requirements
- Experience of general adult inpatient, Mother and Baby inpatient unit, community mental health services or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
- Experience of working with women with moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period.
- Familiarity with Perinatal community standards, governance and performance structures.
- Confident in partnership work with other agencies such as Children and Family Social Services, Midwifery and Obstetric teams, CMHTs, Health Visitors, and the Voluntary sector.
- Excellent clinical knowledge and skilled practice for women with mental health disorders in the perinatal period.
- Consistently skilled judgments in clinical work.
- Experience of working in a richly diverse inner London Borough and understanding of the opportunities and challenges this brings.
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Job Responsibilities
Service and Team Responsibilities
Clinical – Individual
- Undertake all duties in line with the professional Codes of Professional Conduct, and maintain professional registration requirements for the post according to discipline/profession.
- Manage your own caseload and work within a team but will have freedom to act within the service framework and Trust operational policies.
- Participate and lead in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies and provide reports for referrers, families, and other agencies as required.
Service Details
The Lambeth Perinatal Service provides a Monday to Friday, 9-5 service to service users residing within the Borough of Southwark and Lambeth offering assessment, intervention, and treatment to women who suffer from moderate to severe mental health disorders in the perinatal period.
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Location
You will be based at Wooden Spoon House, Mary Sheridan Centre. Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill, less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich, and Wandsworth.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Sam Chong
- Job Title: Clinical Service Lead
- Email Address: Samantha.Chong@slam.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07964 763 766
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