Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary Bedfordshire and Luton Perinatal Mental Health Team is looking for passionate Registered Mental Health Nurses/ Occupational Therapists. Social workers who are looking to make a difference whilst working in an environment that promotes staff development and training opportunities.ELFT is passionate about developing its own staff, driving them to go on to become more established practitioners and this post is no different.You could be an existing Band 5 or Band 6 Nurse looking to take your next steps or an experienced practitioner looking for a new venture;we have training and development opportunities tailored to suit your needs within the perinatal framework.Our team operates Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm however there are opportunities for flexibility available in a team that is dynamic and transforming the way we offer support women and birthing people in Bedfordshire and Luton with perinatal mental health challenges. If this sounds like something that could inspire you then we want to hear from you! Main duties of the job We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women, birthing people and their families. Experience of working in the perinatal mental health field is desirable; a keen interest in this specialist area is essential.The Perinatal Mental Health service provides specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women from preconception, during pregnancy and up to two years postnatal who live in the county of Bedfordshire and Luton.To help support you with the above we offer a robust induction and tailored training is given and encouraged. ELFT perinatal teams do offer regular in-house training opportunities to learn from each other with the aim to continuously improve our practice. About us Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Details Date posted 28 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 363-BED7853343-C Job locations Bedfordshire and Luton Perinatal Mental Health Team, John Bunyan House 3 Kimbolton Road Bedford MK40 2NT United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities 1. Clinical Responsibilities 1.1 To support the delivery of, highly specialist evidence based assessment, careplanning, treatment and review for service users in the perinatal period. 1.2 To provide specialist consultation, advice and support to Trust inpatient andcommunity services on best practice when working with women/birthing people in the perinatalperiod 1.3 To work intensively with a small complex and challenging group of pregnant women/birthing peopleor those with an infant up to two year old. 1.4 To work with colleagues to establish a clear process and criteria for receivingreferrals to undertake direct work or information for advice and liaison work. 1.5 To assist in setting up structures that allows the dissemination of knowledge andskills regarding working with perinatal service users in inpatient and communityservices. 1.6 To liaise and work with Mother and Baby Units 1.7 To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team exercising professionalresponsibility with team guidance and supervision, to provide risk assessment,monitoring and review of women with complex need in the perinatal period. 1.8 To be mindful of the needs of women, children, young people, families andindividuals from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and socialbackgrounds and to develop, with colleagues, sensitive and innovative ways ofmeeting these needs. 1.9 To participate in perinatal service users have a perinatal planning meetings, pre-birthand post-birth . 1.10 To participate in team multi-disciplinary meetings, CPA Meetings and other Child Protection meetings/case conferences. 1.11 To be responsible for monitoring and recording and reporting on clinical work and communicating highly complex clinical information to a variety of recipients e.g. patients, families and carers, other professionals orally and in writing. 1.12 To record relevant information at the time of referral, during ongoing work, and for evaluation purposes as consistent with the policies and protocols of ELFT record keeping policies. 1.14 To seek consultation with clinical supervisor and line manager on clinical work and participate in regular supervision. 1.15 To be aware of and comply with all Trust policies and procedures and in particular follow and promote the Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children Policy and the Perinatal Mental Health Policy. 1.16 To provide assessment, health education and guidance to partners of women in