Job summary
This post will include assisting on an NIHR research project and therefore would be suitable for someone with research experience
The Perinatal Service is an expanding specialist mental health service for families around the time of having a baby. We are delighted to be able to advertise for this position to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will form part of a comprehensive MDT including an expanding team of psychological practitioners. We aim to offer a trauma informed, evidence based, compassionate and systemically focused mental health service. This role will have a central place in the teams goals to deliver on the NHSLTP for perinatal services.
Main duties of the job
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the Perinatal Service; to provide psychological assessment and structured psychological interventions under the supervision of clinical psychologist/s, working according to a plan agreed with the psychologist/s and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of.
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for a full understanding of the expectations and requirements of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for a full understanding of the expectations and requirements of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oHigh level communication skills (written and verbal)
- oAbility to communicate complex, sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues
- oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of parents and infants with mental health conditions/symptoms and their families
- oAn ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a perinatal mental health context
- oAn understanding of psychology applied to perinatal mental health care.
- oAbility to use computers for word processing, presentations, databases, spreadsheets and e-mail.
- oExperience of computerised methods of data analysis (eg SPSS for Windows)
Desirable
- oUnderstands the impact of early relational trauma on attachment and parenting
- oACE aware
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- oAn upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- oEligible for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (GBC)
Desirable
- oFurther post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, additional practical experience and/or research design and analysis.
- oGraduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with people with acute or long-term mental health conditions
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision
- oExperience of working with people with perinatal mental health issues
Other
Essential
- oAn ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- oAn ability to interact with ease with people who have mental health conditions and/or communication difficulties
- oAbility to work reliably
- oAbility to work in emotionally distressing situations.
- oDemonstrates an interest in working with people with perinatal mental health conditions
- oAbility to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- oA desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oHigh level communication skills (written and verbal)
- oAbility to communicate complex, sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues
- oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of parents and infants with mental health conditions/symptoms and their families
- oAn ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a perinatal mental health context
- oAn understanding of psychology applied to perinatal mental health care.
- oAbility to use computers for word processing, presentations, databases, spreadsheets and e-mail.
- oExperience of computerised methods of data analysis (eg SPSS for Windows)
Desirable
- oUnderstands the impact of early relational trauma on attachment and parenting
- oACE aware
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- oAn upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- oEligible for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (GBC)
Desirable
- oFurther post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, additional practical experience and/or research design and analysis.
- oGraduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with people with acute or long-term mental health conditions
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision
- oExperience of working with people with perinatal mental health issues
Other
Essential
- oAn ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- oAn ability to interact with ease with people who have mental health conditions and/or communication difficulties
- oAbility to work reliably
- oAbility to work in emotionally distressing situations.
- oDemonstrates an interest in working with people with perinatal mental health conditions
- oAbility to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- oA desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
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.
