Job summary
- Main area
- Tri Borough Perinatal LP Service
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-H&F-052
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tri-Borough Perinatal Mental Health Service
- Town
- 7 Bath Road Hounslow
- Salary
- £32,199 - £34,876 per annum pro rata inclusive of 15% HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/11/2025
Employer heading
Band 4 Perinatal Nursery Nurse
Band 4
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Perinatal Nursery Nurse – Join Our Expanding Community Team
Are you a passionate and experienced Nursery Nurse ready to make a meaningful impact during one of life’s most transformative moments?
We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and expanding Perinatal Mental Health Service, supporting women/birthing people, their infants, and extended families through the joys and challenges of the perinatal period. This is your chance to be part of a highly committed, enthusiastic team dedicated to delivering the highest quality care.
About the Role
As a Perinatal Nursery Nurse, you’ll bring a strong foundation in child development and attachment theory to inform assessments and deliver tailored interventions. You’ll work confidently and independently across a range of community settings, including:
- Home visits
- Children’s centres
- Local community hubs
You’ll also support individuals transitioning from acute mental health care or Mother and Baby Units, helping them reintegrate and thrive in their home environments. Where appropriate, you’ll engage partners, family members, and other children in your interventions, promoting holistic family wellbeing.
What We’re Looking For
- A qualified Nursery Nurse with experience in early years and family support
- Sound knowledge of child development and attachment theory
- Confidence working independently in diverse community settings
- Compassionate, proactive, and adaptable approach to car
Main duties of the job
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Professional Development
You’ll be supported to work towards the National Perinatal Competency Framework and meet Perinatal Quality Network community standards, ensuring your growth and excellence in this specialist field.
As a Perinatal Nursery Nurse, you will:
- Work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to assess, plan, and deliver high-quality care within the perinatal mental health setting.
- Maintain accurate, timely healthcare records in accordance with professional standards and service protocols.
- Provide compassionate, evidence-based interventions tailored to the unique needs of women/birthing people, their infants, and wider families.
- Support recovery and wellbeing across diverse community environments, including home visits, children’s centres, and local hubs.
- Collaborate closely with professionals across Early Attachment services, IAPT, maternity services, health visiting, and children's services to ensure integrated, holistic care.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development appropriate to the role in order to ensure competency and the execution of best clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3 or working towards an equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area or demonstrable equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of 1:1 client work
- One year or more experience of working or volunteering in mental health services
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across organisations
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working alongside or supervising volunteers
- Experience of working in a community development context or similar
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the local community
- A good broad understanding of mental health challenges
- A good awareness of different models of understanding of mental health
- A good awareness of current issues in policy and practice in mental health
- A good understanding of primary, secondary care and third sector mental health services
- Thorough understanding of co-production and recovery principles
- Thorough understanding of the principles of good customer service
- Thorough understanding of equal opportunities with particular emphasis on how it applies to users of mental health services
- An understanding of the principles of good partnership working
- Good level of computer skills with knowledge of Word and Excel and ability to input information, use an email system and produce simple plans/reports
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to listen, empathise and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to take responsibility for key clients
- Ability to produce written materials to a high standard, including assessments and minutes of meetings
- Ability to communicate constructively and professionally with service users, staff, colleagues and external agencies
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise workload on own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and cooperatively, balancing multiple responsibilities
- Ability to work at evenings and weekends, sometimes at short notice, when required to meet work demands
- Ability to demonstrate personal accountability for your work to your manager
- Ability to implement equal opportunities through anti-discriminatory practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Akvinder Bola-Emerson
- Job title
- Perinatal Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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