Job summary
Do you have empathy and passion to support women experiencing perinatal trauma and/or loss? Do you have experience of working within perinatal services or an interest in perinatal mental health and willingness to learn more about working within this field?
Our dedicated team is seeking to recruit a Full time, Fixed term or secondment opportunity for Band 7 Psychological Therapist to cover maternity leave until April 2025.
We are seeking a therapist with an accredited core therapy training and experience working with individuals with complex or single event trauma and/or loss, as is training and experience in delivering either Trauma-focused CBT or EMDR.
The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions to support women and birthing people who have experienced mental health difficulties relating to their birth experience, including Birth Trauma, fear of childbirth (Tokophobia), baby loss and separation from their baby due to Children's Services involvement.
This fantastic opportunity has arisen to be involved in the continued development and delivery of a specialist birth trauma and perinatal loss service. The Lotus Maternal Therapeutic Outreach Service launched in June 2021 as a pilot site chosen to develop and trial a Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS) as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
If you're enthusiastic, person centred and have experience working in a community setting, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Together with the wider perinatal service, the Lotus team was awarded 'Team of the Year' in the NSFT Staff Excellence Awards 2022.
We are a small, dedicated team comprising of Clinical Psychologists, Peer Support Workers and Specialist Midwives, offering specialist assessment and psychological interventions to women and birthing people.
This exciting opportunity is available to be part of a developing a service, working with the Lotus Maternal Therapeutic Outreach Team.
The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of the Psychological Therapy Services within NSFT. Interventions currently offered by the team include CBT, EMDR, Compassion Focused Therapy and CAT.
The role will involve liaising with other health care teams and supporting families with possible safeguarding risks.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
ROLE SUMMARY:
Contribute to the provision of the Psychological Therapy Services within NSFT.
Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, carrying a caseload of clients.
Receive regular supervision in line with the Trust Policies and responsible for management of own caseload and ensuring high standards of care are maintained in line with Trust policies and professional codes of practice.
Supervision and consultancy to other mental health professionals and involved in the development of Psychological Therapy provision within the locality as appropriate.
Accountable for accurate mental health clustering of all patients in caseload on admission, discharge and at review meetings.
Ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
Responsible for maintaining the accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team.
For further details of the job and the main responsibilities, please see the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
ROLE SUMMARY:
Contribute to the provision of the Psychological Therapy Services within NSFT.
Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, carrying a caseload of clients.
Receive regular supervision in line with the Trust Policies and responsible for management of own caseload and ensuring high standards of care are maintained in line with Trust policies and professional codes of practice.
Supervision and consultancy to other mental health professionals and involved in the development of Psychological Therapy provision within the locality as appropriate.
Accountable for accurate mental health clustering of all patients in caseload on admission, discharge and at review meetings.
Ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
Responsible for maintaining the accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team.
For further details of the job and the main responsibilities, please see the job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Health or Social Care professional qualification RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work or equivalent
- Postgraduate diploma in CBT or CAT or family therapy or equivalent
- Registration with appropriate professional body
Experience
Essential
- Documentary evidence of continuing professional development
- Group work in mental Health
- Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a range of individuals, clients, professionals and organisations
- Able to demonstrate a flexible enabling approach to service delivery
- Work autonomously and set down priorities and practice effective time management
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of other therapeutic approaches and application
- Awareness of safeguarding principals
- NICE guidelines
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Other
Essential
- Accreditation with BABCP or ACAT
- Willingness to share skills, experience and thus promote patient care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Health or Social Care professional qualification RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work or equivalent
- Postgraduate diploma in CBT or CAT or family therapy or equivalent
- Registration with appropriate professional body
Experience
Essential
- Documentary evidence of continuing professional development
- Group work in mental Health
- Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a range of individuals, clients, professionals and organisations
- Able to demonstrate a flexible enabling approach to service delivery
- Work autonomously and set down priorities and practice effective time management
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of other therapeutic approaches and application
- Awareness of safeguarding principals
- NICE guidelines
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Other
Essential
- Accreditation with BABCP or ACAT
- Willingness to share skills, experience and thus promote patient care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
