Specialist Health Visitor

The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of Perinatal Mental and Infant Mental Health Services to an identified caseload of women. The core purpose of the team in which the post-holder will work, is to deliver high quality, tailored assessment and interventions in maternal mental health and attachment based approaches to mothers and infants. The service will have a key role in raising the profile and standards of mental health care for expectant and newly delivered mothers across universal and specialist services.

We are supportive service who offer training in perinatal mental health and a robust supervision model.

This post is to caseload hold in the Cheshire East patch of our service. However our team covers the whole of the trust footprint and therefore a willingness and ability to travel is essential.

This role will involve remote working/hybrid working, however there will be a requirement to work from the office on certain days.

This post is part time 18.75 hours per week.

Specialist assessment and interventions for the attachment and bonding of mother-infant relationship

To promote the parent infant relationship both within the team and externally with partner agencies ensuring the voice of the baby in central to care

To provide specialist advice and support to the MDT

Line management and supervision responsibilities

Provide training both internally and externally

Service development and data management

To work as a core member of the team to deliver assessment of general mental health need and be on a duty rota for the service

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Valentine Job title: Team Manager Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 0151 488 8434

Elaine Worrall, Operational Lead, Tel: 07814 313568

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