Community Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Company: National Health Service
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Location: Leicester
Job Description:

Overview

In this Band 6 role, you take a pivotal position in the Perinatal Mental Health Team, providing high-quality assessments and treatment within a multidisciplinary setting. You will manage a clinical caseload as a Care Coordinator, delivering evidence-based, recovery-focused care to women in preconception, antenatal, and postnatal periods. The role combines Home visits, community clinics, and team-based planning to support patients and carers. You will work autonomously and with the MDT to drive safe, compassionate care and service improvements.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working patterns
  • clinical supervision
  • weekly group psychology supervision
  • permanent contract
  • full-time role
  • supportive team environment

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a clinical caseload as Care Coordinator
  • Collaborate in the MDT to deliver assessments, treatment programs and risk management
  • Engage patients and carers in evidence-based, recovery-focused interventions
  • Work autonomously and within MDT and other settings
  • Visit patients at home and in community venues; run clinics at base and community sites
  • Demonstrate initiative, strong teamwork and effective communication
  • Apply nursing interventions and community assessment skills
  • Pursue relevant training as needed

Key requirements

  • Experience of post-registration work, preferably with the perinatal client group
  • Knowledge and experience of nursing interventions and community assessment skills
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively
  • Willingness to undertake relevant training
  • Good interpersonal and therapeutic skills
  • Ability to work autonomously and in various settings
  • strong communication
  • teamwork
  • initiative
  • nursing interventions
  • community assessment
  • risk assessment and management

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Posted: October 25th, 2026