Family Therapist Band 8a, Specialist Perinatal - London, United Kingdom - Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

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The North London Partners Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service is a community mental health service for pregnant and postnatal women with severe and complex mental illness.

The aim of the team is to detect, prevent and treat perinatal mental health problems to improve the experience of pregnancy and the two years postpartum for women and their families.

Camden & Islington Mental Health Foundation Trust jointly with Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust have developed perinatal mental health services across five boroughs in the North Central London area.

The service has been running since 2017 and provides specialist perinatal mental health services across the boroughs of Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.

West team (Barnet) based at N12 0DZ
East team (Enfield & Haringey) based at N9 7HD &
South team (Camden & Islington) based at NW1 0PE

The NLP SPMHS consist of full MDTs; consultant psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, occupational therapist, social worker, family therapist, nursery nurses, peer support workers and pharmacist.

MDT sub-teams staff work closely with maternity sites in North Central London; Barnet Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital, University College Hospital and Whittington Hospital.

Clinics normally run at team bases, maternity sites, children's centres and community centres across the boroughs as well as home visits.

Some clinical work is additionally carried out via video call.