Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum/Pro rata |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 9HT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 5 Sept 2026 |
Summary
It's been an exciting year for the Enhanced support Midwifery team, and we would love for you to come and join us.
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and motivated midwife with an advanced level of expert knowledge and skills which will be utilised to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant and new mothers with mental health needs.
You will work in partnership with a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team from midwifery, health and social care to provide and co-ordinate the highest standards of care for women and their families with perinatal mental health concerns and complex social issues.
You will support their colleagues through coordinating care; providing training and guidance in maternal mental health for key maternity staff, to enable them to provide holistic care that optimises mental health and wellbeing.
You will demonstrate an advanced level of expert knowledge and skills which will be utilised to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant and new mothers with mental health needs. To be responsible for providing extra support and care to some pregnant women with more severe mental health problems this will be in partnership with their own midwife and specialist community mental health team. You will work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs.
You will perform a key role within the Enhanced Support Midwifery team. Within this role it is essential to develop and maintain high standards of care for women and their families with complex social needs and challenges in pregnancy and the postnatal period.
You will work in partnership with a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team from health and social care to provide and co-ordinate the highest standards of care for women and their families with varied complex social needs.
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate, and contribute to a specialist service for women and their families with complex social issue and mental health concerns.
• Have up to date knowledge of local services available to pregnant women in relation to their mental health needs.
• Develop and maintain effective communication systems within the service and act as point of contact for staff and other departments within the Trust.
• Advocate on behalf of others.
• Provide and receive highly complex information which requires empathy and reassurance and often involves overcoming barriers to understanding.
• Support, assist and advise women with or at risk of perinatal mental illness and their families to supplement the care provided by their midwives.
• To communicate effectively and empathetically with relatives of patients.
• To ensure that urgent findings are communicated and patients are directed accordingly.
• Ensure that incidents are reported to the Clinical Services & Quality Manager in accordance with trust policy
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026
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