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Job role: Mental Health Support Midwife
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: 251-FCSS7248-MHM
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About the Job:
- To lead and supervise the day to day assessment of pregnant and postnatal women in relation to their mental health needs, implementing plans of care and evaluating their effectiveness.
- To work closely with the Head of Midwifery, Antenatal, Postnatal and Community Clinical Matrons, Named Midwife Safeguarding Children and Obstetricians; being a source of information and guidance regarding policy and protocols relating to Perinatal Mental Health and the impact on women and their families Liaise with Perinatal Mental Health Services, Community Mental Health Services and partner agencies to ensure that women with severe mental illness are appropriately managed in the perinatal period
- Support and develop midwifery colleagues in implementing plans of care.
- Promote excellent professional practice which promotes the role of the perinatal mental health midwives within maternity services and with associated partner agencies.
- Be responsible for maintaining and disseminating local and national guidance relating to maternal mental health in the perinatal period
- Act as a source of expert specialised knowledge and clinical expertise in relation to mental health practice.
- To provide clinical leadership and support to health professionals in the event of a mental health crisis.
- Participate in hospital on-calls – minimum 6 per year.
To apply for this job please visit beta.jobs.nhs.uk.
