Perinatal Mental Health Specialist Midwife | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 March 2026 |
| Location: | Isleworth, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7783038/289-SC-280 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to support the perinatal mental health team.
You will be responsible for providing extra support and care to some pregnant women with more severe mental health problems, in partnership with their own midwife and the specialist perinatal mental health team. You will work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs.
You will work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs. You will provide a link between the maternity service and other services involved in mental health care for women, including the local primary care therapy service (IAPT) and perinatal mental health team. You will ensure that relevant pathways, policies and processes for women with, or at risk of, mental illness are developed, implemented and audited. This will involve working with a range of relevant professionals, services and agencies.
You will work alongside the safeguarding team to support women who cross the boundary of each specialist service, whilst also supporting the overall safeguarding team at times of need. You will support your colleagues through coordinating and providing training and guidance in maternal mental health for key maternity staff, to enable them to provide holistic care that optimises mental as well as physical health. You will be an innovative practitioner and an effective change agent, promoting evidence based practice.
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Clinical / direct care practice
• Support, assist and advise women with, or at risk of, perinatal mental illness and their families to supplement the care provided by their midwives where necessary, for example working with women and their midwives to develop individual care plans, and making referrals to additional specialist support where required.
• Act as an advocate for women to ensure they get the specialist mental health care they need.
• Liaise with mental health services, and other services and partner agencies to ensure that women with severe mental illness are receiving active and effective care. This includes a close working relationship with the safeguarding team.
• Ensure research findings relevant to mental health are integrated into the practices and policies of the hospital. Encourage and take an active role in the evaluation of new approaches to practice.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records of patients’ assessments, care and plans.
Leadership and Collaborative Practice
• Understand the impact of poor maternal mental health on infants and other family members, and the role that maternity services can play in mitigating this.
• Develop and maintain a basic working knowledge of mental health legislation, policy and guidance.
• Provide a link between midwives, GPs, health visitors, obstetricians, specialist mental health services, safeguarding services (where applicable) and other agencies in relation to the care of pregnant women and
new mothers with mental health problems.
• Develop comprehensive care pathways for women and families affected by mild, moderate and severe maternal mental health problems in active collaboration with specialist perinatal mental health services and other providers of health services (e.g. GPs, Health visitors, IAPT services, 3rd sector organisations).
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Mar 2026