Perinatal Mental Health Nurse

at  Powys Teaching Health Board

Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of others by delivering care the way you’ve always wanted to? Are you passionate about supporting women and their families in the perinatal period?
Joining the Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health service in Powys you will be able to work autonomously across a spectacularly beautiful rural setting to provide a variety of training, advice, assessment and interventions that can improve and support perinatal mental illness and infant mental health.
You will also have the opportunity to contribute to further service development activities and in turn support our evolving service provision.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate pan Powys service supporting women with moderate to severe mental health illness during the perinatal period.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic , clinically competent mental health nurse to join our team.
The post holder will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team and other multiagency professionals across the county to provide evidence based advice, assessment , care and intervention, for women and their families during the perinatal period.
This job offers the chance to work autonomously within a supportive team, where there will be opportunities for personal and professional development, whilst also supporting the ongoing development of the service.
Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.
Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.
Did you know – Powys Teaching Health Board accepts applications to retire and return from within the NHS in Wales. If you would like to know more, please contact the Powys Teaching Health Board Workforce team on 01874 712580 or powys.workforcegeneralenquiries@wales.nhs.uk
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
We are looking for motivated and committed practitioners who want to be part of an exciting developing team. We aim to deliver excellent standards of evidenced based care to women and their families and require applicants to be committed to ongoing professional development.
This post involves lone working and the ability to travel independently is essential. UK driving license is required

Please refer the Job description for details