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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (FTC / Secondment to 16th June 2026)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-CS-21708
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Swandean
Town
Worthing
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/07/2025 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Specialist Practitioner - CWS Perinatal MH Service

NHS AfC: Band 6

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

We are excited to be an expanding service and are looking to recruit a practitioner - RMN to join the Coastal West Sussex Team - this post is full time maternity cover through to 16th June 2026 as fixed term contract or secondment.

Full training, support and supervision given- and this role can build on previous mental health experience. This is an exciting time to join a developing, innovative specialist service!

Main duties of the job

As a practitioner in the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health service you will be working closely with psychiatrists, psychologists and other clinical practitioners, as well as management and administration colleagues, to provide a mental health service for individuals with perinatal mental health problems. We offer assessment and treatment in clinic community settings as well as in the home. The service also works closely with other agencies such as children and family services, primary care as well as non-statutory organisations.  

This role comes with specialist perinatal training as well as a package of supervision and reflective practice and lead nurse support.

Working for our organisation

The Long Term Plan for Mental Health sets out national and local ambitions to improve care for people in pregnancy through the first stages of the babies life who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health difficulties.

One in five women experience post or ante natal depression, anxiety or in some cases psychosis, during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth.

Perinatal community mental health services provide specialist care for women (and their babies) with moderate to severe mental illness, such as bipolar disorder or severe depression. The long-term benefits of this kind of specialist care offers early help and support to parents and babies to help with a range of perinatal issues including parent infant bonding.

Sussex Partnership have a Perinatal Mental Health Service that covers Sussex. This is delivered by four teams across the area. The service is committed to delivering a high quality service with a strong focus on staff wellbeing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for outlines of the main duties and responsibilities of this post, and the person specification which lists the requirements necessary to perform the job. Candidates will be assessed according to the extent to which they meet the specification.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • First Level Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience in Adult Mental Health
  • Working within a multi-professional and cross organisational environment

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Clinton
Job title
CWS Perinatal Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 304 0214
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