Job summary

The Tri-borough Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS) is seeking enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Nurses and/or Social Workers to join its specialist multidisciplinary team.

We have two 0.8 WTE vacancies available:

• Ealing: 12-month fixed-term/secondment opportunity, immediate start.
• Hounslow: 12-month fixed-term/secondment opportunity, starting February 2027.

Both posts provide maternity leave and secondment cover.

Successful candidates will support women, babies and families experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties during pregnancy and the postnatal period. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist clinical knowledge, leadership and partnership-working skills within a rewarding area of mental health care.

The service operates across three boroughs, with bases at Trust Headquarters, Ealing; Hounslow House; and Hammersmith Hospital.

The team works flexibly across community mental health services, maternity units, children's centres and service users' homes, with opportunities for remote working. In line with Trust policy, staff must maintain a minimum of 60% office-based working.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and well-established service, contribute to high-quality perinatal mental health care and further develop your professional experience in this specialist field.

Main duties of the job

Ensuring women (age 18+) who are pregnant and booked for delivery and/or have infants under twelve months receive appropriate screening, assessment and identification of their mental health needs and these are managed using evidence-based interventions throughout this period.

Actively liaising with primary care, maternity and health visiting staff as well as other mental health services regarding referrals, care co-ordination, transfer of care including facilitating professionals' meetings.

Efficiently managing a caseload of up to 25 women (antenatal and postnatal) with moderate to complex mental health needs, by providing assessments and reviews in community sites (children's centres), joint reviews with maternity, health visitors or other mental health professionals, home visits and care planning meetings.

Providing on-going training, supervision, consultation and advice on mental health issues in childbearing to a range of professionals who work closely with this group of women.

Participating on rotation in the service daily Duty rota, to support the triage of new referrals and urgent / emergency presentations in the maternity units.

Supervising and mentoring students in the service.

About us

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' overallby 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.

Details

Date posted

10 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year Per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

222-H&F-048-B

Job locations

Trust Headquarters

Armstrong Way

Southall

UB2 4SA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job 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.

Job description Job 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

• oRMN qualification and evidence of registration on Part 3 of NMC register or equivalent (AF)
• oEvidence of continuing professional development including recently in perinatal mental health practice and safeguarding children practice (AF)
• oENB 998 or equivalent practice / placement educator course (AF)

Desirable

• oEducated to degree level or equivalent (AF)
• oDual qualified as RGN, Midwife or Health Visitor (AF)
• oSpecialist training in perinatal and/or infant mental health (AF)
• oClinical supervision training (AF)
• oQualification / training in additional specialist skills e.g. therapeutic / psychological interventions (AF)
• oApproved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification (AF)
• o Post-qualifying specialist training in perinatal mental health, infant mental health or safeguarding

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of managing complex safeguarding concerns, pre-birth assessments and multi-agency planning (AF/I)
• oExperience of working under relevant mental health and safeguarding legislation including the Care Act, Children Act and Mental Health Act (AF/I)
• oSignificant post-qualification experience within mental health services, including community, secondary care, perinatal or specialist services (AF / I)
• oExperience working with women with serious mental illness (AF / I)
• oEvidence of networking within the Perinatal specialty (AF / I)
• oExperience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments (AF/ I)
• oExperience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary / multi-agency context (I)
• oExperience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families (AF / I)
• oExperience of undertaking complex mental health and mental state, risk and needs assessments (AF)
• oExperience of working in a multi-perinatal mental health and associated issues such as safeguarding children, domestic violence (I)
• oAbility to provide supervision to staff within own and other disciplines and to use supervision effectively (AF / I)
• oAbility to work flexibly across service boundaries and with professionals from health care settings such as maternity services (I)
• oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, both oral and written (I)
• oAbility to work effectively from diverse minority ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation, social isolation, exclusion and stigma (I)

Desirable

• oExperience of multi-agency pre-birth planning for women with serious mental illness
• oExperience of working in obstetrics and gynaecology
• oExperience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs
• oExperience of contributing to policies and procedures
• oExperience of supervising mental health / non mental health professionals
• oExperience of delivering both individual and group based interventions

Skills

Essential

• oSufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options
• oAbility to undertake comprehensive psychosocial, mental health and risk assessments and formulate effective care plans (I)
• oAbility to balance therapeutic engagement with safeguarding responsibilities and risk management (I)
• oAbility to chair or contribute effectively to professional and multi-agency meetings, including pre-birth planning meetings and child protection conferences (I)
• oAbility to implement evidence-based practice (I)
• oAbility to provide highly specialist therapeutic assessments and a range of therapeutic interventions (I)
• oAbility to effectively manage own clinical and administrative caseload and work under pressure at times of change (I)
• o Ability to identify, recognise and understand safeguarding children issues and refer appropriately (I)
• o Ability to develop and deliver training on Understanding of issues around information-sharing in relation to Child Protection and Children in Need (I)
• o Knowledge of relevant Perinatal service models (AF / I)
• o Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. MHA, MCA (I)

Desirable

• oComputer literate to an intermediate level

Knowledge

Essential

• oUp to date knowledge of evidence based practice and current developments in perinatal psychiatry
• oKnowledge about mental illness in the perinatal period
• oKnowledge of statutory social care frameworks including Working Together to Safeguard Children, Children Act 1989/2004 and Care Act 2014 (I)
• oKnowledge of safeguarding adults and children policy and practice, including pre-birth assessment processes (I)
• oKnowledge of trauma-informed practice and the impact of parental mental illness on infant development and attachment (I)
• o Knowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal psychiatry services (I)
• oKnowledge & understanding of contributions of other disciplines and professionals to a multi-agency service (I)
• o Understanding of clinical governance and audit issues (I)
• o Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. MHA, MCA (I)
• o Understanding of issues around information-sharing in relation to Child Protection and Children in Need (I)
• o Knowledge of relevant Perinatal service models (AF / I)

Personal qualities

Essential

• oAbility to demonstrate to empathise towards individuals with a mental health problem as well as show a positive attitude towards mental health care (I) Able to work seamlessly with other professional groups
• oAbility to deal with stress appropriately and work under pressure
• oGood attendance record (R)
• oCommitment to life-long learning

Person Specification Qualifications and training Essential oRMN qualification and evidence of registration on Part 3 of NMC register or equivalent (AF) oEvidence of continuing professional development including recently in perinatal mental health practice and safeguarding children practice (AF) oENB 998 or equivalent practice / placement educator course (AF) Desirable oEducated to degree level or equivalent (AF) oDual qualified as RGN, Midwife or Health Visitor (AF) oSpecialist training in perinatal and/or infant mental health (AF) oClinical supervision training (AF) oQualification / training in additional specialist skills e.g. therapeutic / psychological interventions (AF) oApproved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification (AF) o Post-qualifying specialist training in perinatal mental health, infant mental health or safeguarding Experience Essential oExperience of managing complex safeguarding concerns, pre-birth assessments and multi-agency planning (AF/I) oExperience of working under relevant mental health and safeguarding legislation including the Care Act, Children Act and Mental Health Act (AF/I) oSignificant post-qualification experience within mental health services, including community, secondary care, perinatal or specialist services (AF / I) oExperience working with women with serious mental illness (AF / I) oEvidence of networking within the Perinatal specialty (AF / I) oExperience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments (AF/ I) oExperience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary / multi-agency context (I) oExperience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families (AF / I) oExperience of undertaking complex mental health and mental state, risk and needs assessments (AF) oExperience of working in a multi-perinatal mental health and associated issues such as safeguarding children, domestic violence (I) oAbility to provide supervision to staff within own and other disciplines and to use supervision effectively (AF / I) oAbility to work flexibly across service boundaries and with professionals from health care settings such as maternity services (I) oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, both oral and written (I) oAbility to work effectively from diverse minority ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation, social isolation, exclusion and stigma (I) Desirable oExperience of multi-agency pre-birth planning for women with serious mental illness oExperience of working in obstetrics and gynaecology oExperience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs oExperience of contributing to policies and procedures oExperience of supervising mental health / non mental health professionals oExperience of delivering both individual and group based interventions Skills Essential oSufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options oAbility to undertake comprehensive psychosocial, mental health and risk assessments and formulate effective care plans (I) oAbility to balance therapeutic engagement with safeguarding responsibilities and risk management (I) oAbility to chair or contribute effectively to professional and multi-agency meetings, including pre-birth planning meetings and child protection conferences (I) oAbility to implement evidence-based practice (I) oAbility to provide highly specialist therapeutic assessments and a range of therapeutic interventions (I) oAbility to effectively manage own clinical and administrative caseload and work under pressure at times of change (I) o Ability to identify, recognise and understand safeguarding children issues and refer appropriately (I) o Ability to develop and deliver training on Understanding of issues around information-sharing in relation to Child Protection and Children in Need (I) o Knowledge of relevant Perinatal service models (AF / I) o Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. MHA, MCA (I) Desirable oComputer literate to an intermediate level Knowledge Essential oUp to date knowledge of evidence based practice and current developments in perinatal psychiatry oKnowledge about mental illness in the perinatal period oKnowledge of statutory social care frameworks including Working Together to Safeguard Children, Children Act 1989/2004 and Care Act 2014 (I) oKnowledge of safeguarding adults and children policy and practice, including pre-birth assessment processes (I) oKnowledge of trauma-informed practice and the impact of parental mental illness on infant development and attachment (I) o Knowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal psychiatry services (I) oKnowledge & understanding of contributions of other disciplines and professionals to a multi-agency service (I) o Understanding of clinical governance and audit issues (I) o Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. MHA, MCA (I) o Understanding of issues around information-sharing in relation to Child Protection and Children in Need (I) o Knowledge of relevant Perinatal service models (AF / I) Personal qualities Essential oAbility to demonstrate to empathise towards individuals with a mental health problem as well as show a positive attitude towards mental health care (I) Able to work seamlessly with other professional groups oAbility to deal with stress appropriately and work under pressure oGood attendance record (R) oCommitment to life-long learning

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

Trust Headquarters

Armstrong Way

Southall

UB2 4SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

Trust Headquarters

Armstrong Way

Southall

UB2 4SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)