Job summary
Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to work in our Maple Service, a new Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS). This started as a "Fast Follower" pilot service for 1 year in April 2021, and is now being expanded. The service is designed to address some of the service gap in perinatal mental health services. Maple is supported by and works alongside specialist midwives and the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service, (SPMHS).
The Maple Service is for women whose trauma symptoms have a moderate to severe impact on their mental health. This may be due to a traumatic birth experience, pregnancy loss, neonatal death or the loss of a baby as a result of social care procedures due to safeguarding concerns. The trauma may also exist prior to conception, e.g. when tokophobia prevents a woman from achieving a wanted pregnancy. Although there may be overlap in service user population between Maple and SPMHS, women can be accepted by Maple without being pregnant or having their baby with them and fathers/partners are also eligible for the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry a complex caseload and ensure the formulation of profession-specific, specialist care/treatment plans which provide specialist interventions and care to service users with complex trauma/mental health conditions. They will be supervised by a 8a Clinical Psychologist in the Maple service. The post holder will ensure that Maple operates to the requirements of the service operational policy and service line strategy and that safe, evidence based, NICE concordant, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users.
The post holder will actively contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of the MMHS using advanced clinical leadership skills and knowledge to provide training and consultancy in clinical psychology within the trauma focussed specialty of perinatal mental health. Establishing and consolidating secure working relationships and pathways with other colleagues and services (e.g. IAPT and PIPS in addition to those mentioned above) is key.
About us
Maple works alongside the North London Partners SPMHS, which is a community mental health service for pregnant and postnatal women with severe and complex mental illness. The aim of the team is to detect, prevent and treat perinatal mental health problems to improve the experience of pregnancy and the first 2 years postpartum for women and their families.The service has been running since 2017 and provides specialist perinatal mental health services across the boroughs of Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. The service divides into three sub-teams:-West Team (Barnet), East Team (Enfield & Haringey) and South Team (Camden & Islington).
The Maple Service is at present based with the East Team of SPMHS and the corresponding maternity sites, North Middlesex University Hospital and the Whittington Hospital, for women who live in Enfield and Haringey. This exciting next phase of development sees the service expand into Barnet and work with the West Team and the corresponding maternity sites, Barnet General Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital.
- There is one 3 day/week role (22.5hours/week) in Maple East, working with service users who live in Enfield and Haringey. The team is based at N9 7HD.
- There is one 5 day/week role (37.5hours/week) in Maple West, working with service users who live in Barnet. The team is based at N12 9RH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We have a combination of band 8a and band 7 psychology posts, along with a band 4 peer support worker across Maple East & Maple West.
The post holder will work as part of the larger perinatal psychology service alongside other Maple clinicians and have links with the Clinical Psychology team in the SPMHS, which comprises of one band 8b Clinical Psychologist, two band 8a Clinical Psychologists and three band 7 Clinical Psychologists and a full MDT. All psychology meetings will be open to the post holder. The role will also involve liaison and co-working with colleagues in the maternity pathway, (obstetricians/gynaecologists, midwives, health visitors).
We have externally facilitated EMDR group supervision and there are many opportunities of career development and further training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We have a combination of band 8a and band 7 psychology posts, along with a band 4 peer support worker across Maple East & Maple West.
The post holder will work as part of the larger perinatal psychology service alongside other Maple clinicians and have links with the Clinical Psychology team in the SPMHS, which comprises of one band 8b Clinical Psychologist, two band 8a Clinical Psychologists and three band 7 Clinical Psychologists and a full MDT. All psychology meetings will be open to the post holder. The role will also involve liaison and co-working with colleagues in the maternity pathway, (obstetricians/gynaecologists, midwives, health visitors).
We have externally facilitated EMDR group supervision and there are many opportunities of career development and further training.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Appropriate qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Evidence of Postgraduate or equivalent specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post e.g. mental health, maternity, child development
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with severe/complex trauma using specific trauma-informed interventions.
- Experience of enabling others within a multidisciplinary / staff team to consider psychological factors and deliver psychologically informed interventions.
Desirable
- Working with women in the perinatal period with severe and enduring mental health needs as well as their families, carers and networks
Skills
Essential
- range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests), intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health services.
- skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Appropriate qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Evidence of Postgraduate or equivalent specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post e.g. mental health, maternity, child development
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with severe/complex trauma using specific trauma-informed interventions.
- Experience of enabling others within a multidisciplinary / staff team to consider psychological factors and deliver psychologically informed interventions.
Desirable
- Working with women in the perinatal period with severe and enduring mental health needs as well as their families, carers and networks
Skills
Essential
- range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests), intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health services.
- skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
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).
