The Tri-borough Perinatal Mental Health Service is a specialist community-based service operating across the London boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow, and Hammersmith & Fulham.
The service is designed to deliver an integrated, high-quality model of care, working in close collaboration with primary care, secondary mental health services, maternity services, partner agencies, and service users.
To deliver, or support the delivery of, highly specialist evidence-based assessment, care planning, treatment and review for women/birthing people in the perinatal period.
Under supervision provide specialist consultation, advice and support to both WLT in-patient and community services, as well as other external services/stakeholders on best practice when working with pregnant women/birthing people and those with infants up to two years old.
To work jointly with mental health professionals from local Community Mental Health teams (MINT), with a small complex and challenging caseload of pregnant women/birthing people or those with infants up to two years old.
To work in consultation with other professionals making known concerns regarding safeguarding children and/or adults to the appropriate and responsible service. This includes attending safeguarding case conferences, as appropriate, where the child is at risk because of the mother’s mental illness.
To support the MDT in setting up structures that allow the dissemination of knowledge and skills regarding working with perinatal women/birthing people in both in-patient and community services.
To liaise and work with specialist tertiary services such as Mother & Baby Units, personality disorder services, eating disorder services etc.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
