Perinatal Community Care Coordinator

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Are you passionate about perinatal mental health? Are you a postgraduate Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist and would like to find out more about working in this field? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our innovative, dynamic, and forward-thinking perinatal mental health community team.

The service provides a range of care packages for women experiencing moderate to severe mental illness in pregnancy and up to 24 months postnatal. This includes, though is not limited to, specialist holistic assessment and tailored support, group interventions and 1:1 psychological therapies. We work closely and in collaboration with partner agencies, such as maternity, health visiting, social care and other mental health services. Some of our families have very complex social circumstances and this needs sensitive handling alongside the management of the mental illness and the ongoing safeguarding of mother and infant.

Being a specialist service, we also provide advice, support and teaching for professionals.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will hold a qualification as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with experience of working in mental health care. They should have experience of working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an ability to think strategically and demonstrate excellent time management skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is committed to working in a multi-agency recovery-focused way with mums, families and wider social networks across all areas of our service.

As a service we are committed to providing regular and good quality supervision to our staff. We offer a comprehensive induction package, and care co-ordinators have the opportunity to undertake specialist perinatal mental health training both internally and externally.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities

• To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary community mental health team offering a comprehensive perinatal mental health service to women experiencing mental health difficulties.
• To work as a Care Co-ordinator in partnership with service users and other professionals within the Care Programme Approach framework managing and co-ordinating complex packages of care for both mother and infant.
• To work as part of a team to manage, triage, and assess referrals that are made to the perinatal mental health service. On a rota, to provide duty support.
• To act as an autonomous senior clinician being accountable for a defined caseload.
• Undertake urgent and emergency assessments and routine initial holistic assessments.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, being aware of colleagues' caseloads and providing support to others as necessary and contribute to the on-going development of the Leeds Perinatal Service.
• To maintain comprehensive and up to date written records of assessments, CPA plans, evaluations and on-going process notes in line with Trust Policy and to share these with the MDT and external agencies as appropriate.
• To ensure effective communication and collaboration with others through attendance at, and chairing of CPA meetings, team meetings, ward rounds, clinical meetings and meetings held by partner agencies aimed at addressing the welfare of the child.
• To ensure the service user and their families are central to and fully involved in the plan of care and have copies of care plans.
• Imparting sensitive and complex information to service users and their families.
• To be aware of and adhere to all professional and Trust Policies including the reporting of incidents and accidents, complaints procedures and the management of confidential information.
• To work collaboratively and communicate effectively across primary care, secondary care and children's social care agencies.
• To participate in the development and maintenance of a quality city wide perinatal service through effective collaboration, liaison and prioritization with statutory and non-statutory organizations.
• To manage self and practice in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct / The British Association and College of Occupational Therapists/ Social Work England, recognising limitations, demonstrating ability to practice within ethical and legal frameworks with clear understanding of service users, and their families' civil rights.
• To support, supervise and contribute to the professional development of members of staff working in health and social care regarding perinatal mental health.
• To participate in the mentorship, education and supervision of students from a range of disciplines.
• On occasion the post holder may be required to support staff on the Mother and Baby inpatient setting.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker professional qualification and registration with appropriate professional body

Skills

• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills

Experience

• Experience of working with women with a mental illness in the perinatal period
• Evidence of up to date training related to contemporary Mental Health practice
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of diversity and gender issues and how these relate to service provision
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding children and how to manage this in a specialist mental health care setting

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.

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum Pro Rata