This is a rare opportunity to help shape a responsive service from the ground up—providing urgent, place-based assessments and support to women experiencing, or at high risk of, acute mental illness in the perinatal period. The service will cover a large geographical area, primarily supporting women living in areas served by the Brockington Parent and Baby Unit, including Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and the Black Country.
As a founding team member, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-impact, collaborative care. You’ll work closely with Crisis Teams, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Liaison Services, Perinatal Community Teams, inpatient units, and local maternity providers to ensure women and families receive timely, compassionate, and expert care.
We’re seeking experienced, motivated nurses with a background in perinatal and crisis care. This role suits clinicians confident in autonomous working, dynamic risk assessment, and who are excited to make a real impact in a new and evolving service.
A full UK driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle are essential.
If you're ready to bring your expertise, energy, and compassion to help shape a new development in urgent perinatal care, we’d love to hear from you.
Please see attached job description for full details.
What you’ll do:
Provide flexible, pro-active outreach assessments in settings such as patients’ homes, maternity units, A&E, and general hospitals.
Co-develop care plans and interventions that are responsive to individual needs and risks.
Work in partnership with the Birmingham MBU Outreach Team to ensure equitable coverage across the West Midlands region.
Build strong relationships with local services to create seamless urgent care pathways for women during the perinatal period.
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression
Excellent NHS Pension scheme
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Options for flexible working
Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
Free car parking at all trust sites
Free flu vaccinations every year
Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
For a full overview of the duties and responsibilities of this role, please see the detailed job description attached
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