Perinatal Mental Health Nurse
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust5 Dugard Way, London
Overview
This is a NHS role (secondment) with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust based in 5 Dugard Way. The advertised salary is £47,951 to £56,863. Applications close on 12 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
About the team: We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, energetic and clinically confident Perinatal Mental Health Nurse to join our Community Perinat...
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. In addition, you will be partof the Pan London Community Perinatal Nurses network. This is a great opportunity to supervise juniorstaff, student nurses as well asimplementing new ways of working using best practice and NICE guidelines.
The Lambeth Perinatal Service provides a Monday to Friday, 9-5 service to service users residing within the Borough of Lambeth offering assessment, intervention and treatment to women who suffer from moderate to severe mental health disorders in the perinatal period.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. Its important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
- Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation,our staff benefits fromkeyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
You will be based at the Lambeth Perinatal Team, Wooden Spoon House.
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Essential: - Current NMC registration and revalidation; - Evidence of on-going professional development; - Qualifications in BSc (Hons) in Nursing or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
Desirable: - Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
Essential: - Experience of working in an Inpatient or community setting; - Experience of working with Patients with severe and enduring mental health problems; - Understanding of Maternal Mental illness; - Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable: - Use of the use of evidence-based interventions relating to the care of service users with severe and enduring mental health problems
Essential: - Understanding of Care Co-ordination under CPA; - Skills in risk assessment, risk management and crisis management; - Knowledge and awareness of Safeguarding children policies, Local and National; - Different Interventions for patients with Perinatal Mental Health illness
Desirable: - Use of the use of evidence-based interventions relating to the care of service users with severe and enduring mental health problems
Essential: - Ability to work in a Team; - Ability to reflect on practice; - Ability to involve patients in their care; - Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups
How this role compares
We hold 1,267 NHS vacancies in London that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £47,951. This role sits close to the middle of the range.
There are 12,785 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,718 of them in London.
You have 9 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has 51 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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