Perinatal Mental Health Community Nurse | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | Canterbury, CT1 1AZ |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7867167/380-FR0662 |
Summary
The Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS) covers the whole of Kent and Medway. PMHCS specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and short-term treatment of women aged 18 and above who are affected by a moderate to severe mental health illness in the preconception, antenatal and postnatal period.
You will be an active member of the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service, providing specialist clinical interventions and support to a defined caseload of women and their infants who experience perinatal mental illness.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
• Work alongside the existing PMHCS team delivering a service to Mothers and Infants within the Kent & Medway area.
• Maintain a clinical caseload within agreed limits. Providing a range of specialist clinical interventions to clients with perinatal mental illness.
• Provide specialist liaison advice and support on the developments of nursing practice within the PMHCS to professionals within primary and secondary care.
• Participate in the delivery of specialist perinatal mental health training and supervision to other professionals within primary and secondary care when needed.
• Develop links with local mental health services to improve the interface between primary and secondary care for this client group.
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together.
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The Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS) is expanding its multi-disciplinary team to include an additional highly experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the East Kent team based in Canterbury. We are particularly interested in applicants that have a passion for working in perinatal mental health, with mums and their families, and have a keen interest in developing specialist skills in this area.
This is an exciting opportunity to advance your knowledge and skills, with the backing of a well-developed team to make a difference to the recovery of our mums. You would further develop your expertise to ensure that we deliver high quality, person centred care at the right time and in the right place.
• To accept referrals requiring specialist input for assessment, treatment and co-ordination with other relevant services.
• To work collaboratively with care co-ordinators and other mental health professionals complimenting the ongoing intervention of the generic teams during the perinatal period.
• To provide specialist clinical interventions to clients, infants and families experiencing perinatal mental illness.
• To manage caseloads and administration systems.
• To formulate, implement and evaluate clinical programmes.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 May 2026
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