About this role
Job summary
Brent andHarrow CommunityPerinatalMental HealthTeam, basedat Northwick Park HospitalarerecruitingforaBand 7, Permanent post. We are looking for one passionate Perinatal Social Workerswho are looking to make a difference whilst working in an environment that promotes staff development and training opportunities. CNWL is passionate about developing its own staff, driving them to go on to become more established practitioners and this post is no different.
Main duties of the job
To be you and to do what you do best in the job you love!
We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women, birthingpeopleand their families. Experience of working in the perinatal mental health field isnotnecessary buta keen interest in this specialist area is essential.
The Perinatal Mental Health service provides specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women from preconception, during pregnancy and up to two years postnatal who live in the boroughs of Brent and Harrow.
To help support you with the abovewe offer a robustinductionand tailored trainingis givenand encouraged. As an employer, CNWL andLondon Perinatal Networkalso offer various training opportunities, dependent on how long you are in post andonyour development needs.In addition, we offer regular in-housetraining opportunitiesto learn fromeach otherwith the aim to continuously improve our practice.
About us
We are committed to offering you an environment to flourish which includes dedicateddevelopment opportunitiesas well as ahealthier work life balance. We will offer you;
Commitment from the team todevelop youby offering in house perinatal training in the form of masterclasses led by members of the perinatal service and associated integral agencies.
Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing serviceto ensure that you are always looking after yourself.
Commitment tocareer mappingto ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust.
On-siteshadowing opportunitiesincludingMaternity Services, Mother and baby Unit,HomeTreatmentTeam, Psych Liaison and many more.
An opportunity to work with afriendly, dynamic,passionateand diverse teamwho are committed to looking after each other as well as theirservice users.
Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London andinclude:childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, blue light card, discounts at Nando's and Superdrug, mobile phone contracts and much more!
Award-winning Staff Networks.
Hidden Gem & annualaward ceremonies.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please review attached Job description for more information.
To deliver, or support the delivery of, highly specialist evidence-based mental health assessment, care planning, treatment and review for women in the perinatal period.
- To provide specialist consultation, advice and support to both CNWL, local Maternity Hospital in-patient and community services on best practice when working with women with mental health needs; at preconception, pregnant women and women with infants up to one year old.
- 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.
- To work in consultation with other professionals making known concerns regarding safeguarding children and/or adults to the appropriate and responsible service. This includes attending Child Protection and Review Conferences as appropriate where the child is at risk because of the mothers mental illness.
- To work with colleagues to establish a clear process and criteria for receiving referrals to undertake direct work or information for advice and liaison work.
- To assist in setting up structures that allow the dissemination of knowledge and skills regarding working with perinatal women in both in-patient and community services.
- To liaise and work with specialist tertiary services such as Mother & Baby Units, personality disorder services, eating disorder services etc.
- To work with fathers, partners and significant others to provide appropriate education training and support.
- To identify carers and refer/sign post for assessment as appropriate
- To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team exercising autonomous professional responsibility for managing a clinical caseload independently, providing highly specialist assessments and follow-up for women referred with complex problems, which includes assessment of risk in terms of self-harm, self-neglect, vulnerability, harm to others, domestic violence and safeguarding children.
- To seek consultation where necessary with clinical supervisor and/or line manager on clinical work and participate in regular supervision.
- To be mindful of the needs of women and their families from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and social backgrounds and to develop, with colleagues, sensitive and innovative ways of meeting these needs.
- To ensure that all Trust Perinatal service users have a perinatal care plan, which is implemented. This may require attending and contributing to pre and post-birth meetings,
- To work with other professionals insupporting them to implement an agreed parent infant care plan.
- To attend the CNWL and out of borough Safeguarding Children multidisciplinary meetings and any other relevant multidisciplinary meetings within Maternity services, as appropriate.
- To be responsible for monitoring, recording and reporting on clinical work and communicating highly complex clinical information to a variety of recipients (e.g. patients, families and carers, other professionals) orally and in writing.
- To be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and developing excellent working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification Essential
Registered Social work qualification and evidence of current registration on Social Work England register Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Educated to degree level or equivalent Dual qualified as AMHP or Best interest assessor or Practice educator Recent experience of perinatal mental health practice and/or safeguarding children and Adult practice Qualifications / training in specialist skills e.g. Family therapy/interventions/ psychological interventions
Experience Essential
Professional knowledge acquired through degree /diploma Substantial year post qualification experience Substantial years post qualification experience working with women with serious mental illness in a secondary mental health setting either community or impatient Experience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments Experience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary / multi-agency context Experience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families Experience of formal Adult Safeguarding processes and inter-agency work with families Experience of undertaking complex social needs, mental state, risk and needs assessments Experience of working in a multi-racial/cultural community and of working with interpreters
Desirable
Experience of multi-agency pre-birth planning (CPA) for women with serious mental illness Evidence of networking within the Perinatal Psychitatry Specialty Experience of working in obstetrics and gynaecology Experience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs Experience of contributing to policies and procedures Experience of supervising mental health / non mental health professionals
Skills and Abilities Essential
Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options. Team/self management and organisational skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service. Ability to contribute to and facilitate effective multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working Ability to develop and deliver training on perinatal mental health and associated issues such as safeguarding children, domestic violence
Desirable
Computer literate to an intermediate/ advanced level
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Mental Health Unit, Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)