Job summary
Fixed Term or Secondment
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Psychologist to join the Lotus Service (Maternal Mental Health Service) covering South Staffordshire and Surrounds. This is a 22.5 per week, 12 months fixed term post.
The Maternal Mental Health Service will provide specialist, multidisciplinary assessment, consultation, advice, signposting and targeted treatment for women with mental health needs associated with loss and trauma occurring in the maternity and neonatal context. You will work closely with the Maternity services and other supporting organisations.
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and creative clinician who wants to make a difference to the lives of families, and who strives to provide the best care at all times. You will have a genuine interest in Perinatal Mental Health and in shaping and developing this new service. We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
You will be part of a friendly and supportive group of Perinatal Psychologists that work across MPFT Perinatal Service. Professional support will be provided within MPFT Perinatal and from the Children and Families Care Group.
For further information please contact:
Corinne Ward, Operational Team Leader corinne.ward@mpft.nhs.uk
Please note previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be:
- Responsible for the autonomous provision of a highly specialist psychological service for clients referred to the Maternal Mental Health Service, across South Staffordshire
- Establishing effective care pathways for perinatal loss (particularly stillbirth and neonatal death) and for birth trauma and fear of childbirth (tokophobia working with acute stakeholders.
- Provides clinical supervision to psychologists in training, assistant psychologists and junior colleagues as required.
- Provides clinical supervision and support the clinical work of other professions as required.
- Carries a personal caseload and provides expert psychological services to clients, and to other agencies and professions, and clinical leadership in respect of psychological aspects of service planning, co-ordination, and management as agreed with the Team Manager for Maternal Mental Health Service.
- Provide specialist teaching and training in Maternal Mental Health, across services.
- Link in with the Professional Lead for Practitioner Psychologists
- Be a key player in the local Maternal Mental Health Steering Group and work with partners and stakeholders to establish pathways across the Local Maternity System (LMS).
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate / Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
- Registered with the HCPC.
Desirable
- Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society
- Further training in a psychological model / intervention specific to the role remit/area of work - attachment based intervention; EMDR; DBT; CBT; Video Interaction Guidance
Experience
Essential
- Experience working therapeutically with women and babies with significant emotional or mental health difficulties, and their families/carers.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of leading and contributing to the development of services.
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary teams and with multi agency networks.
- Experience of working in community and inpatient settings.
- Experience of consultation with professionals from both within the Health Service and Partner Agencies.
- Ability to work effectively within safeguarding procedures in the context of a therapeutic service.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision,
Desirable
- Experience of perinatal mental health.
- Experience of working therapeutically with trauma - EMDR or TF CBT
- Experience of providing therapeutic intervention in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings.
- Experience of group work
- Experience of role as CPA coordinator
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
- Ability and knowledge relating to self-harm related risk assessment and care-planning.
- An ability to formulate and provide treatment within at least two models of psychological therapy and the experience and a working knowledge of at least one other approach to psychological intervention.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Knowledge of research methodology
- Knowledge of Attachment theory and its application to clinical work
- A clear grasp of the concept of mental health recovery
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the service user group and mental health
Desirable
- Completion of formal training or courses in conducting specialist psychological assessments (incl. risk assessment and risk management).
- Knowledge of the theory & practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups (e.g Personality disorders)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate / Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
- Registered with the HCPC.
Desirable
- Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society
- Further training in a psychological model / intervention specific to the role remit/area of work - attachment based intervention; EMDR; DBT; CBT; Video Interaction Guidance
Experience
Essential
- Experience working therapeutically with women and babies with significant emotional or mental health difficulties, and their families/carers.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of leading and contributing to the development of services.
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary teams and with multi agency networks.
- Experience of working in community and inpatient settings.
- Experience of consultation with professionals from both within the Health Service and Partner Agencies.
- Ability to work effectively within safeguarding procedures in the context of a therapeutic service.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision,
Desirable
- Experience of perinatal mental health.
- Experience of working therapeutically with trauma - EMDR or TF CBT
- Experience of providing therapeutic intervention in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings.
- Experience of group work
- Experience of role as CPA coordinator
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
- Ability and knowledge relating to self-harm related risk assessment and care-planning.
- An ability to formulate and provide treatment within at least two models of psychological therapy and the experience and a working knowledge of at least one other approach to psychological intervention.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Knowledge of research methodology
- Knowledge of Attachment theory and its application to clinical work
- A clear grasp of the concept of mental health recovery
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the service user group and mental health
Desirable
- Completion of formal training or courses in conducting specialist psychological assessments (incl. risk assessment and risk management).
- Knowledge of the theory & practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups (e.g Personality disorders)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lotus Service, Brockington Parent & Baby Unit
St George's Hospital, Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3AG
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
