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Join Our Dynamic Team as a Mental Health Midwife.

Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling career in a supportive, friendly environment that prioritizes women and birthing people? If you're passionate about providing exceptional care, we want YOU!

We're thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Midwife to enhance our midwifery team across the vibrant Oldham and Rochdale sites. In this role, you will collaborate with our dedicated perinatal mental health team to create clear, integrated pathways of care for those facing perinatal mental health challenges.

As a valued member of our talented team, you'll have the opportunity to continuously evaluate and improve our services, ensuring they are person-cantered, quality-driven, and responsive to our community's needs.

What We Seek: 

A qualified Midwife with post-preceptorship experience.

A passion for delivering tailored, empathetic care within the mental health pathway.

Independence and teamwork flair within a multidisciplinary environment.

Your Impact:

You'll be committed to high-quality, responsive care, engaging actively with service users to shape and enhance our perinatal mental health services. Together, we can transform care delivery through valuable feedback and innovative service co-design.

Ready to make a difference? Join us in empowering birthing people and supporting their mental health journey. Apply now and be part of something meaningful.

Main duties of the job

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of women navigating mental health challenges during childbirth then we are seeking a dedicated individual to partner with our Lead Specialist Midwife for Maternal Mental Health as a vital member of our dynamic Mental Health team.

In this pivotal role, you will help foster a supportive environment for women during their maternity journey, ensuring that mental health considerations are seamlessly integrated throughout their care. Imagine being the bridge that connects community maternity services with diverse agencies, providing essential advice and fostering collaboration on mental health issues.

Your mission? To assist the Specialist Midwife in advancing our Mental Health responsibilities and to empower care organization staff with the knowledge and tools they need. You'll have the opportunity to deliver impactful training, help signpost services, and guide fellow professionals under the mentorship of our Specialist Midwife for Mental Health.

This role isn’t just another job—it’s a chance to work in partnership with various healthcare agencies, creating lasting impacts in the community. If you're ready to bring your expertise to a fulfilling role that truly matters, we want to hear from you!

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.