Band 6 Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner – Solihull Perinatal Team: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides Multi-disciplinary specialised care throughout the West Midlands, to treat mothers with mental health problems, both during pregnancy and in the first year post-partum. There is also community outreach team as well as 10 inpatient bedded Unit at the Barberry. The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) will see perinatal services expanding its remit to seeing approx. 10% of the birth rate, seeing women for up to 2 years postnatally.

Solihull Perinatal Team provide specialist perinatal service for women living in the Solihull Borough or with a Solihull GP, who are experiencing moderate to severe mental illness during the perinatal period.

We are seeking an additional mental health practitioner from a nursing or social work background to join this new service to contribute their clinical skills and care coordinate a specialist caseload.

Main duties of the job

Applicants will need to have a genuine interest in working with women and families in the perinatal period, have excellent communication and multi-agency liaison skills and a have good knowledge of safeguarding. Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable but not essential. We are committed to equal opportunities and the development of our staff and will provide a robust induction programme. We also provide regular supervision and training for all our staff.

The service is committed to being representative of our local community and overcoming any barriers women may face in accessing our service. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds who meet the specific criteria of the post, regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, disability, religion/ belief or sexual orientation.

Candidates must have access to a vehicle for work purposes. They should hold valid registration with relevant professional body.

Person Specification

qualification

Essential

  • Mental Health Practitioner professional registration in nursing or social work

Desirable

  • Post registration training in perinatal mental health.
  • additional training in mental health interventions, DBT approach, CFT, CBT

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

  • experience of working in women’s mental health service
  • experience of working with families

Desirable

  • Experience of working within community mental health
  • Experience of working within perinatal mental health

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

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