Job overview

This is a key role in developing and maintaining high standards of care for women and their families with Perinatal Mental Health ((PMH) challenges in pregnancy and the postnatal period, the post holder will have a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills, which will be used to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant and new mothers with mental health needs. 

The post holder will be responsible for providing extra support and care to some pregnant women with more severe mental health problems in partnership with other external agencies. The post holder will work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs. The post holder will provide a link between the maternity service and other services involved in mental health care. The post holder will ensure that relevant pathways, policies and processes for women with, or at risk of, mental illness are developed, implemented and audited. This will involve working with a range of relevant professionals, services and agencies. 

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Main duties of the job

•       To provide clinical care in conjunction with the care provided by the Community Midwife offering support and advise to those women are risk of Perinatal Mental illness and develop individual care plans with the women and the midwife and making appropriate referrals for additional support where required.

•       To act as an advocate for women to ensure they receive active and effective specialist mental health care where required. 

•       Communicate with women and their families in a manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating. 

•       Work with colleagues to ensure that women and their families receive appropriate information about mental health and illness in a sensitive way.   

•       Support and assure the implementation of guidelines by statutory and professional bodies as they relate to mental illness. 

Liaise closely with the Safeguarding Midwife to ensure staff feels supported in relation to issues concerning safeguarding and PMH.     

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Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.