Perinatal Community Mental Health Team Nurse JE

An exciting opportunity has arisen for progressive and innovative Mental Health Nurses (RMN) to join the Perinatal Mental Health Team within NHS Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.  This is a Fife Wide Service and the successful post holders will initially be employed on a Fixed Term Contract until the end of September 2024, with further funding to be agreed.

The Perinatal Mental Health Nurse will focus on the prevention, detection, early intervention care and treatment of new or pre-existing mental illness occurring in women during pregnancy or in the first postnatal year.  In addition they will provide pre-conception advice for women at high risk of severe postpartum mental illness.  Providing assessment and facilitation of the mother-infant relationship and promoting infant development in the context of maternal mental illness. Acting as a Mental Health Liaison Nurse to the Wider Maternity service you will be committed to partnership working and will establish strong working relationships. 

The role will require you to respond to an ever changing and demanding working environment. You will be responsible for delivering safe effective, patient-focused care to women experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period, across a wide spectrum of mental health diagnosis and complexity.  This will require you to exercise initiative and autonomy to anticipate and respond to the unpredictability of referrals and the complex demands they present. You will also have the opportunity to provide learning for Peers, Student Nurses and Medical Students, in both General and Mental Health placements and other Health Care Professionals.

Applications for this post are invited from experienced RMNs able to demonstrate enhanced skills, knowledge and experience of working with patients presenting with a range of mental health problems.  You should have significant Band 5 experience preferably in a community and/or a Perinatal setting.  The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate experience of Team Working, a problem solving/flexible approach, excellent communication skills and continuing professional development.  A commitment to partnership working with a range of stakeholders is also essential.
 
You will receive a comprehensive induction to the service with an identified mentor who will provide clinical/caseload supervision and will support your educational development

The service currently operates within office hours Monday Friday 

Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity  
Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager.   The secondment policy can be found here Hub Blink (joinblink.com)  If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post.  External applicants, with continuous NHS Service,  must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.

Informal enquires and informal visits are welcome. Please contact Lead Nurse Gillian Malcolm on ext 23967, Gillian.malcolm@nhs.scot

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  Your offer/contract of employment will therefore reflect the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your Hiring Manager.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.