Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife

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Main area Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum/Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/08/2026 23:59

It's been an exciting year for the Enhanced support Midwifery team, and we would love for you to come and join us.

We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and motivated midwife with an advanced level of expert knowledge and skills which will be utilised to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant and new mothers with mental health needs.

You will work in partnership with a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team from midwifery, health and social care to provide and co-ordinate the highest standards of care for women and their families with perinatal mental health concerns and complex social issues.

You will support their colleagues through coordinating care; providing training and guidance in maternal mental health for key maternity staff, to enable them to provide holistic care that optimises mental health and wellbeing.

You will demonstrate an advanced level of expert knowledge and skills which will be utilised to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant and new mothers with mental health needs. To be responsible for providing extra support and care to some pregnant women with more severe mental health problems this will be in partnership with their own midwife and specialist community mental health team.

You will work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs.

You will perform a key role within the Enhanced Support Midwifery team. Within this role it is essential to develop and maintain high standards of care for women and their families with complex social needs and challenges in pregnancy and the postnatal period.

You will work in partnership with a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team from health and social care to provide and co-ordinate the highest standards of care for women and their families with varied complex social needs.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.