About this role
Job summary
The GP Care Group is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Perinatal Mental Health Community Nursery Nurse within the Waltham Forest Family Hubs Parent and Baby Emotional Wellbeing Service. In partnership with the Family Hubs and the local authority, we are providing a vital service for parents and babies, addressing mild to moderate perinatal and relationship difficulties.
The service has been re-commissioned for a fixed term until June 2027. It presents a unique opportunity for an individual interested in perinatal mental health to gain experience in this specialist role - whether through a secondment option from their current role or by stepping into a brand-new position.
If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of parents and babies and are excited about this incredible opportunity to be a part of a pilot service, we encourage you to apply for this role.
This Fixed Term Contract ends June 2027.
The Care Group reserves the right to close this advert early where we have received a high number of applications, and we encourage candidates to submit their applications promptly.
Main duties of the job
Provides assessment and care, undertaking delegated duties and activities with limited or indirect supervision. Promotes engagement with community resources, including Family Hubs, by offering tailored support with accessing community services. Works directly with clients to deliver specific interventions to promote attuned parent/infant relationships. Provides assessment of child health and development using ASQ tools in combination with direct observation and professional judgement. Works directly with clients offering tailored advice and support for a range of child development needs. To assist with delivery of therapeutic groups under the guidance of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapist.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
Innovation and support for primary care
Being a great place to work
Integrating primary and community care
Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job description Job responsibilities
Key result areas
Provide practical and therapeutic support to strengthen early attachment, observing parent-infant interactions and escalating concerns appropriately.Implement structured programmes (e.g., infant development guidance, parenting support, emotional wellbeing strategies) under the supervision of specialist clinicians.Offer tailored guidance on infant care, routines, and development while supporting parents experiencing perinatal mental health challenges.Work collaboratively with midwives, health visitors, mental health teams, and social care to ensure joined-up support and safe, consistent care pathways.Maintain accurate records, monitor progress, and contribute to risk assessments by sharing observations with the wider clinical team.Main duties and responsibilities
Provide interventions that strengthen the developing parent-infant relationship and promote healthy attachment.Provide one-to-one support to parent/caregivers, including emotional well-being visits, practical guidance, and low-intensity interventions as directed by the multidisciplinary team.To support Parents in the general management of baby care, demonstrating an understanding of how this may be hindered by the presence of mental illnessTo work in collaborate with other professionals to deliver coordinated, evidence-based care for parents with mild - moderate perinatal mental illness.Ensure the infants needs are identified, promoted, and met within the agreed care plan, including monitoring feeding, routines, development and general wellbeing.Developing working and therapeutic relationships with women and their families and communicate effectively with them and the networks surrounding them.Assist in planning and delivering group programmes for parents who are experiencing mild -moderate mental health needsKeep clear, contemporaneous electronic records of assessments, interventions, and observations in line with service and safeguarding requirements.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of perinatal/infant mental health.
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to implement personal centred care/action plan in partnership with child, parent and family.
Qualifications Essential
NNEB or Diploma in Childcare & Education (CDE) awarded by CACHE or NHC in Childcare & Education (Scotland)/Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (DEXCEL).
Experience Essential
Experience in working with children and families in a community setting and working with safeguarding children's concerns
Skills and Abilities Essential
A sound understanding of child development, parenting.
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to deliver interventions to support the child and family through the perinatal period.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Tower Hamlets GP Care Group
Address Chingford Health Centre
109 York Road
London
E4 8LF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)