Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chelmsford, CM1 7LF
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	2 Nov 2026
Closing date:	16 Nov 2026

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Summary

1. To work jointly with care coordinators from CMHTs with a small complex and challenging caseload of pregnant women or those with an infant up to one year old. 2. Conduct both single handed and joint high quality mental health assessments as required to identify mental health needs for people referred to the Perinatal Mental Health Service. 3. Take responsibility for the management of a defined client caseload as identified in consultation with the Team Manager, Clinical Team Leader and team. 4. Utilise the Care Programme Approach (CPA) as defined within the Trust Policy and to act as Care Co-ordinator as required. 5. To ensure that all Trust Perinatal service users have a perinatal care plan, this is implemented. This may require attending and contributing to pre and post-birth meetings. 6. Ensure risks are effectively managed and interventions are effectively prioritised. 7. Maintain effective individualised care through the assessment of health and social care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans co-produced with service users.

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