Perinatal Nursery Nurse | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE3 6DB |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7253375/310-ASMH-7253375 |
Summary
The post holder will work as part of a Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service to ensure that women with severe or complex mental health conditions who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or have a child under one, receive high quality, evidence based specialist advice, assessment and interventions.
To ensure the provision of specialist advice, consultation, liaison and education to professionals who work with women contemplating pregnancy and during the perinatal period.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Provide perinatal support to antenatal and post-natal mothers in the community, promoting and modelling a high standard of care at all times within the birth to five framework.
Provide antenatal preparation including, practical and emotional support to help mums prepare the transition into parenthood. Supporting partners, siblings and wider family. Enhancing the attachment and bonding process through pregnancy using current research. Help supporting families to understand baby’s perspective. Provide interventions such as baby massage, talking, playing and interacting with baby, video interactive Guidance.
Support with practical Baby Care. Provide support with Best practice in Baby care. Encouraging social networks. Liaise with other professionals on matters related to safeguarding issues. Maintaining timely and accurate records in line with Trust Policy. Provide information to conferences or court hearing as required and to give information relating to the specific cases. These will be within the context of the Children Act 1989 and local Child Protection procedures.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To assist the multi-disciplinary team in meeting the needs of children and their families by undertaking duties that support and enable family centred care.
To work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team.
The role includes ensuring that there is appropriate communication with other professionals involved in the care of the Child and Mother.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle.You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025