Senior Community Perinatal Mental Health Nursery Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Community Perinatal Mental Health Nursery Nurse within the Lewisham Perinatal Mental Health Team. The successful candidate will provide support to families in the Royal Borough of Lewisham, working with a caseload of clients with complex perinatal mental health needs. Responsibilities include conducting specialist assessments, delivering interventions, and ensuring accurate record-keeping. The role involves close collaboration with other agencies and participation in training and supervision.
Key responsibilities
- Work with a small caseload of clients with complex perinatal mental health needs to identify performance goals using specialist assessments and intervention tools.
- Plan and deliver interventions to support mothers in caring for their babies to meet developmental needs.
- Ensure accurate and concise record keeping for parents and babies, including interactions with external agencies.
- Contribute verbally and in writing at clinical and local authority meetings related to babies.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with parents, colleagues, and extended agencies involved in safeguarding babies.
- Participate in teaching programs, community meetings, clinical supervision, and staff support groups.
- Adhere to Trust Infection Prevention and Control procedures for babies and their equipment.
Essential criteria
- National Nursery Education Board qualification or equivalent to BTEC (National Diploma in Nursery Nursing) or
- equivalent such as NVQ level3 (child care and Education) or Foundation Degree in Early Years with a minimum of 2-years management experience
- Understanding of the Statutory Framework for Early Years Foundation Stage and the EYFS to ensure best practice. Up to date awareness of recent research and guidance on child development.
- A comprehensive working knowledge of legislation and national directives/policies relating to children
- Extensive post registration experience working with Mental Health service users
- Good level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
- Flexible and responsive approach to mother and baby care
- knowledge of the principles or risk assessment and risk management Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
Desirable criteria
- Undertake all required Trust Mandatory training
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Nursery Nurse with excellent clinical skills and confidence to work in the Lewisham Perinatal Mental Health Team based at The Old Townhall in Catford, SE6 4RU to provide support to families in the Royal Borough of Lewisham.
You will be familiar with Perinatal community standards, governance and performance structures and confident in partnership work with other agencies such as Children and Family Social Services, Midwifery and Obstetric teams, CMHTs, Health Visitors and the Voluntary sector.
You will display excellent knowledge and skilled practice in women with mental health disorders in the perinatal period. You need to have experience of working in a richly diverse inner city Borough and have the understanding of the opportunities challenges that this brings.
Working closely with your colleagues in PMHT's, you will receive support and be part of the on-going Perinatal workforce training within SLaM and London wide.
Main duties of the job
To work with a small caseload of clients with complex perinatal mental health needs to identify their performance goals, using specialist perinatal mental health assessments and intervention tools.To plan and deliver interventions in providing support to the mothers in caring for their babies in order to meet required standards to their developmental needs.To ensure accurate and concise reco
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