Band 7 Senior Perinatal Nurse Specialist

Job summary

The Tri-borough Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS) is seeking enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Nurses and/or Social Workers to join its specialist multidisciplinary team.

We have two 0.8 WTE vacancies available:

• Ealing: 12-month fixed-term/secondment opportunity, immediate start.

• Hounslow: 12-month fixed-term/secondment opportunity, starting February 2027.

Both posts provide maternity leave and secondment cover.

Successful candidates will support women, babies and families experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties during pregnancy and the postnatal period. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist clinical knowledge, leadership and partnership-working skills within a rewarding area of mental health care.

The service operates across three boroughs, with bases at Trust Headquarters, Ealing; Hounslow House; and Hammersmith Hospital.

The team works flexibly across community mental health services, maternity units, children's centres and service users' homes, with opportunities for remote working. In line with Trust policy, staff must maintain a minimum of 60% office-based working.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and well-established service, contribute to high-quality perinatal mental health care and further develop your professional experience in this specialist field.

Main duties of the job

Ensuring women (age 18+) who are pregnant and booked for delivery and/or have infants under twelve months receive appropriate screening, assessment and identification of their mental health needs and these are managed using evidence-based interventions throughout this period.

Actively liaising with primary care, maternity and health visiting staff as well as other mental health services regarding referrals, care co-ordination, transfer of care including facilitating professionals' meetings.

Efficiently managing a caseload of up to 25 women (antenatal and postnatal) with moderate to complex mental health needs, by providing assessments and reviews in community sites (children's centres), joint reviews with maternity, health visitors or other mental health professionals, home visits and care planning meetings.

Providing on-going training, supervision, consultation and advice on mental health issues in childbearing to a range of professionals who work closely with this group of women.

Participating on rotation in the service daily Duty rota, to support the triage of new referrals and urgent / emergency presentations in the maternity units.

Supervising and mentoring students in the service.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.