Community Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Job summaryDo you aspire to change peoples lives for the better?To work flexibly in a highly regarded team who strive to provide high quality care primarily to mothers, alongside their babies and partners.Ensuring women experience positive mental health during pregnancy and postnatally.We offer excellent training and development opportunities to enable you to work in this specialism, including perinatal conferences, simulation training, post graduate opportunities and regular internal training.We are looking for a Perinatal Practitioner (OT, Social Worker or RMN) to cover the Southwest team at Berkeley House in Godalming.You'll be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team and will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of the women accessing the service and lead the care for a specified caseload. You'll mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.Main duties of the jobBe accountable and responsible for a defined caseload that reflects the priorities of the local population and carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs, under the supervision of the Clinical Lead Nurse.To ensure effective daily management of referrals, including appropriate triage and assessment within specified timescales across the service.To ensure appropriate response to emergency referrals, supporting referrals within the acute care pathway and liaising with services involved including HTT, inpatient services and MBU.Participate in the multi-disciplinary assessment of women with mental health problems living in the community, by providing a community perinatal mental health nursing perspective and expertise.About usSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon.We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.We look forward to receiving your application!DetailsDate posted16 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary 41,957 to 50,387 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata ContractPermanentWorking pattern

Full-time

Reference number -COMMJob locationsBerkeley House11-13 Ockford RoadGodalmingGU7 1QUUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease find attached Job description and Person specification for further information about the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilitiesPlease find attached Job description and Person specification for further information about the role and responsibilities.Person Specification

Qualifications

EssentialDegree in health/social care or equivalent qualification/experienceRegistered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social WorkerDesirableEvidence of continued professional development

Experience

EssentialSubstantial experience of managing a busy caseload or service users with a range of mental health conditionsExperience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environmentDesirableUnderstanding of Perinatal mental health difficultiesExperience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students

Person Specification

Qualifications

EssentialDegree in health/social care or equivalent qualification/experienceRegistered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social WorkerDesirableEvidence of continued professional development

Experience

EssentialSubstantial experience of managing a busy caseload or service users with a range of mental health conditionsExperience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environmentDesirableUnderstanding of Perinatal mental health difficultiesExperience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring studentsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustAddressBerkeley House11-13 Ockford RoadGodalmingGU7 1QUUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustAddressBerkeley House11-13 Ockford RoadGodalmingGU7 1QUUnited KingdomEmployer's website