Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with an interest in perinatal mental health to work within the West Birmingham Perinatal Mental Health Team. This is a permanent, part-time position (6 sessions).
The team comprises an MDT and includes colleagues from psychiatry, nursing, OT, nursery nursing, peer support, midwifery, psychology and admin staff. The team support women with a moderate to severe mental health difficulty in the perinatal period.
We have our own team base in Hockley, Birmingham with access to both admin and clinical space. You will join a supportive and hard working team who greatly value psychology and a large perinatal psychological services team.
The Perinatal Mental Health Service in Birmingham and Solihull consists of four community teams (of which West team is one), an inreach-outreach team as well as the 10 bedded inpatient Mother and Baby Unit at the Barberry and Maternal Mental Health Service who we have close links with.
Over the course of the last several years, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust have received funding to develop specialist perinatal community mental health teams. There is now continuing expansion under the NHS Long Term Plan to see women up to 2 years postnatally, with a particular emphasis on increased access to a wider range of psychological therapies, including parent-infant interventions, family therapy and offering a partners pathway.
Main duties of the job
The main clinical work undertaken is to provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for mothers and their babies and families in the community. The role may also involve contributing to the supervision of psychology trainees or psychology assistants working in the community setting. The post holder will act as a member of the team, attend meetings and offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to team colleagues.
There are also other opportunties to become part of our city wide group programme and join relevant working groups to continue to support the development of our services and services we work with (such as maternity), for example, considering health inequalities that some of the women we care for face. We are committed to the development of our staff and offer a robust induction programme, regular supervision and training.
We work within a diverse area of Birmingham and are building links with faith based organisations in an attempt to overcome any barriers women may face in accessing our service.
We would consider band 7 applicants with particular interest and/or experience in perinatal mental health.
Please do not hesitate to contact Dr Lucy Murray (Lead Clinical Psychologist) if you would like to discuss the post further.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996; HCPC registration
Desirable
- Training/experience in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice related to perinatal mental health and/or infant mental health
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualified experience of working as Psychologist. Experience with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
Desirable
- Experience of working with mothers and their infants, couples and/or families; Experience of working with women with perinatal mental illness.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies in specific difficult to treat groups; Knowledge of the long term impact of maternal mental health issues on the infant, the mother infant relationship and the wider family
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996; HCPC registration
Desirable
- Training/experience in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice related to perinatal mental health and/or infant mental health
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualified experience of working as Psychologist. Experience with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
Desirable
- Experience of working with mothers and their infants, couples and/or families; Experience of working with women with perinatal mental illness.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies in specific difficult to treat groups; Knowledge of the long term impact of maternal mental health issues on the infant, the mother infant relationship and the wider family
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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).
