Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Psychology Graduate to join our Community Perinatal Mental Health Team and Maternity Mental Health Team to support women & families during the perinatal period.
You will be joining a well-established team who strive to deliver an excellent standard of care to expectant / new mothers who are experiencing moderate to severe & complex mental health problems during pregnancy & in the first-year post birth.
The post holder will support & enhance the psychological care of clients within the service, providing psychological assessment & psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the Clinical Psychologist and within the framework of the service's policies & procedures.
We have a very supportive psychology team within MPFT Perinatal Services. This includes an Assistant Psychologist peer supervision group, the opportunity to shadow psychologists, regular psychology meetings, continued professional development & service development sessions as well as access to excellent training.
If you are pursuing a career in Clinical Psychology, this post will provide you with an opportunity to build on your existing experience and further develop psychological skills & knowledge. We have good links with the local Doctoral Training Courses & offer placements to Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users applying psychological, including neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service user's care.
- To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service user's difficulties, including offering individual psychological therapies.
- To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups.
- To communicate and liaise with staff from other disciplines.
- To assist in the delivery of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service.
- To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
- To review case files, depositions etc. where appropriate, analysing that information, providing summaries and reports under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
- To prepare reports on clinical interventions with individuals and groups, the results of psychometric assessments, case note reviews and research/audit projects. Such reports may be written for, or read by, service users, psychologists, members of the multi-disciplinary team, or staff from external agencies.
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 further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification, and to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.
This position is not suitable for current undergraduates or recent graduates.
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 further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification, and to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.
This position is not suitable for current undergraduates or recent graduates.
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
- A First or Upper Second honours degree in psychology OR a lower class with a post-graduate qualification e.g.: Masters degree.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, autism, personality disorder and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of face-to-face work with, mental health and/or offender clients
- Experience of working in an inpatient or community setting
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Experience of assisting in delivery of group-based treatment
- Has experience of working alongside other staff
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary settings and multi-agency settings.
- Has worked with clinical psychologists and has an awareness of professional standards/issues.
- Experience of research methods, audit or other service evaluation techniques.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive, clients may show hostile or severely challenging behaviour and may be verbally abusive or physically violent.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to an acute or community mental health context
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Experience of working with women in the perinatal period
- Knowledge and skills specifically relevant to perinatal mental health
- Experience of working with families and/or carers
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Recognises the limits of own competence and need for supervision.
- Able to use library effectively, conduct literature searches, etc.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A First or Upper Second honours degree in psychology OR a lower class with a post-graduate qualification e.g.: Masters degree.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, autism, personality disorder and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of face-to-face work with, mental health and/or offender clients
- Experience of working in an inpatient or community setting
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Experience of assisting in delivery of group-based treatment
- Has experience of working alongside other staff
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary settings and multi-agency settings.
- Has worked with clinical psychologists and has an awareness of professional standards/issues.
- Experience of research methods, audit or other service evaluation techniques.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive, clients may show hostile or severely challenging behaviour and may be verbally abusive or physically violent.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to an acute or community mental health context
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Experience of working with women in the perinatal period
- Knowledge and skills specifically relevant to perinatal mental health
- Experience of working with families and/or carers
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Recognises the limits of own competence and need for supervision.
- Able to use library effectively, conduct literature searches, etc.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
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)
