Perinatal Mental Health Community Nursery Nurse; PBEW Service

The GP Care Group is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Perinatal Mental Health Community Nursery Nurse within the Waltham Forest Family Hubs Parent and Baby Emotional Wellbeing Service. In partnership with the Family Hubs and the local authority, we are providing a vital service for parents and babies, addressing mild to moderate perinatal and relationship difficulties.

The service has been re-commissioned for a fixed term until June 2027. It presentsa unique opportunity for an individual interested in perinatal mental health togain experience in this specialist role - whether through a secondment option from their current role or by stepping into a brand-new position.

This Fixed Term Contract ends June 2027.

• Provides assessment and care, undertaking delegated duties and activities with limited or indirect supervision.
• Promotes engagement with community resources,including Family Hubs, by offering tailored support with accessing community services.
• Works directly with clients to deliver specific interventions to promote attuned parent/infant relationships.
• Provides assessment of child health and development using ASQ tools in combination with direct observation and professional judgement.
• Works directly with clients offering tailored advice and support for a range of child development needs.
• To assist with delivery of therapeutic group sunder the guidance of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapist.

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.

Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, : https://www.gpcaregroup.org/

The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.

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The key priorities for the Care Group are:

Innovation and support for primary care

Being a great place to work

Integrating primary and community care

Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people

Influencing improvements in health outcomes

Key result areas

• Provide practical and therapeutic support to strengthen early attachment, observing parent-infant interactions and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Implement structured programmes (e.g., infant development guidance, parenting support, emotional wellbeing strategies) underthe supervision of specialist clinicians.
• Offer tailored guidance on infant care, routines,and development while supporting parents experiencing perinatal mental health challenges.
• Work collaboratively with midwives, health visitors, mental health teams, and social care to ensure joined-up support and safe, consistent care pathways.
• Maintain accurate records, monitor progress, and contribute to risk assessments by sharing observations with the wider clinical team.

Key result areas

• Provide practical and therapeutic support to strengthen early attachment, observing parent-infant interactions and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Implement structured programmes (e.g., infant development guidance, parenting support, emotional wellbeing strategies) underthe supervision of specialist clinicians.
• Offer tailored guidance on infant…