Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Main area Mental Health Grade band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with 30 minutes lunch break.) Job
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Employer Powys Teaching Health Board Employer type NHS Site Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team, Upper Floor, Richardson Health and Wellbeing Centre Town Llandrindod wells, Powys Salary £40,559 - £48,841 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59

This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate pan-Powys service supporting women with moderate to severe mental health illness during the perinatal period.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, clinically competent mental health practitioner to join our team.

The post holder will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team and other multiagency professionals across the county to provide evidence-based advice, assessment, care and intervention, for women and their families during the perinatal period.

This job offers the chance to work autonomously within a supportive team, where there will be opportunities for personal and professional development, whilst also supporting the ongoing development of the service.

The Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner will work clinically and
collaboratively alongside key professionals to oversee and ensure specialist clinical assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical care in the community for pregnant women and birthing parents with Perinatal Mental Health services and their families. Influential in promoting mental health wellbeing, demonstrating enhanced competence in complex, clinical assessment, decision making, and the management of clinical needs. There will be times when decision making will require timely and responsive intervention to manage risk.

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.

Develop and provide specialist clinical Perinatal pathways in secondary care mental health, in line with national and local agendas.
Oversee current clinical pathways in Local Primary Mental Health Support Services and partner agencies to ensure seamless access to care and treatment. Ensure that demand is met by the most appropriately skilled Clinical Practitioners and to ensure that pathways of care are seamless and according to patient need.

Promote a culture based on principles of recovery, choice, and personalised care, in which the mothers and key supports, where agreed, are actively involved in decision-making about their care and treatment. Work in an effective partnership with, the Specialist Perinatal Team Lead,…