Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 4 months (From 01 December -31 March 2026 (this will be for the exact period as mentioned ))
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-3445
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whittington Health NHS Trust,
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Perinatal Mental Health Specialist Midwife
Band 7
Covid-19 Vaccination
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We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
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Job overview
The Perinatal Mental Health Specialist Midwife will:
Support the implementation of effective care pathways for pregnant women and birthing people with mental health conditions at Whittington Health, with a key focus on addressing inequalities in all aspects of care.
Support maternity colleagues in the assessment of risks and vulnerabilities of birthing people with perinatal mental health problems and make relevant and sensitive enquiries to ascertain the need for further action and support (such as liaison with other agencies, onwards referrals, signposting and crisis management, etc)
Act as a an advocate for service users to ensure that plans for women with mental health concerns are communicated to the wider team and that they are followed.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist perinatal mental health midwifery care and support that is personalised and responds to individual needs and preferences.
Liaise with a wide range of both statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide packages of care for women and their babies, including assessment, planning, care and evaluation.
Contribute to the development of perinatal mental health guidelines and pathways
Work closely with the North Central London and local maternity voice partnerships (MVP), to better understand the needs of women.
Contribute to teaching of midwives, maternity support workers and MDT
To offer personalised support and education to promote safe parenting and reduce inequity and social exclusion.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Have competent clinical midwifery skills and ensure appropriate assessment, implementation and evaluation of care is achieved.
Be responsible for planning and coordinating own day-to-day workload in collaboration with the needs of women and their families.
Be a key change agent for vulnerable women and safeguarding children, as well as participating in service development within the maternity unit.
Ensure that all statutory training associated with the post is undertaken.
The post holder will be required to provide consultative advice to other agencies and to participate in delivering training and development for other professionals
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered midwife (RM)
- Demonstrating ongoing professional development including non-mandatory courses and qualifications
- Knowledge of current research / reports / guidelines relating to maternity care and their implication
- Demonstrates enhanced knowledge of perinatal mental health and complex social factors
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in participating in the production of evidence-based guidelines / policies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Person-centred approach to care
- Previous comprehensive midwifery experience- at least 3 years post qualification
- Expert knowledge and clinical experience of safeguarding and midwifery in all areas of the maternity service
Desirable criteria
- Have worked in a multi-agency approach
- Involvement with clinical audit and research, including implementation and review
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out the full range of midwifery skills in accordance with job description
- Independently manage own time and workload while working as part of an MDT
- Excellent communication skills with ability to adapt to meet individual needs and preferences and ensure understanding
- Consistently act as a role model and resource for all members of the MDT
- Evidence of working in Trauma Informed ways, including being able to respond to people in distress in sensitive ways
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Ditte Madsen
- Job title
- Cons Midwife for Public Health and Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02072883985
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