The Specialist Perinatal Service (SPS) Inpatient Nursery Nurse will hold a key role in providing expert child assessments, interventions, and acute support for families and infants under one year old, who are under the care of the Inpatient Psychiatric Mother and Baby Unit.
The SPS supports women and birthing people who experience high-risk mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and for their infant up to the age of one year.
This post is based in Andersen at Loweswater Ward. Andersen Ward is based in Wythenshawe, however due to ongoing repairs we are temporarily based at Loweswater Ward at GMMH headquarters in Prestwich.
As a SPS Inpatient Nursery Nurse you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team collaborating with many professionals and organisations to provide high quality care to families across Greater Manchester including:
Child and Family Social Workers,
Health visitors,
Midwives
Parent-Infant Mental Health specialists
Key elements of this role include:
Contributing to structured assessment of parent-infant interaction
Provide feedback to the MDT based on observations
Develop and facilitate therapeutic group actives (i.e., baby massage, rhyme, and sign)
Deliver packages of care in collaboration with families as part of an individualised baby care plan.
Contributing to and supporting families with targeted interventions.
Incorporate evidence based practice drawn from the field of both perinatal and more general child care related knowledge into the assessment, planning and implementation of care
You will need to be motivated to work in an environment of change and innovation.
Have a good understanding of the signs of abuse and neglect and a knowledge of safeguarding in line with policies and procedures.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
