Psychological Therapist for Perinatal Mental Health Loss Pathway
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Full-time 1.0 WTE Mon-Fri 9-5 - Permanent Role
Due to the expansion of the Coventry and Warwickshire Perinatal Mental Health Loss Pathway, we have an exciting opportunity for a Psychological Therapist to join our Perinatal Mental Health Team to work within the Psychology 'Loss Pathway'. Specialist training in relation to loss and trauma will be offered to the successful candidate.
The loss pathway is embedded within the Perinatal Mental Health Team and will consist of Clinical Psychology, Psychological Therapists, Assistant Psychologists, Midwifery, and Peer Support. We are looking for someone who values and enjoys multi-disciplinary working and has a high level of understanding of the distinct contribution psychological approaches can make to service user recovery and to staff and team functioning.
Our staff pride themselves on being innovative, creative, and responsive to meet the needs of our service users. We are well known for providing a positive working atmosphere and encourage team players who are supportive, resilient, confident, and enthusiastic to join our team.
Main Duties of the Job
For more information on this role, please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
About Us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability, and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire, and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the center of everything we do. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
Job Responsibilities
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who can work confidently on their own as well as supporting the team. Good communication, problem-solving skills, and an interest in Perinatal Mental Health are essential in this role. You are required to be a driver with access to a car that can be used for business purposes. An ability to demonstrate the Trust's vision and values in practice is beneficial. The role has the expectation of supervising junior staff. Visits to the team or questions are encouraged to appreciate this exciting role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current registration with a Professional Body appropriate to qualifications.
* Relevant further training and experience including specialist short courses which are relevant to a secondary care team (e.g., Complex Trauma, CFT, ACT, EMDR, Couple Interventions, or Systemic Models).
Knowledge and Skills
* Specialist model-specific and individualized psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention skills.
* Knowledge of psychological theory and practice relevant to the perinatal period.
* The ability to analyze complex data and make expert judgments based on information from various sources.
* The ability to plan, organize, and deliver work, exercising clinical judgment, and managing time effectively.
* Well-developed skills in communicating 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.
Experience
* Experience in psychological therapy in the field of adult mental health settings, including assessment, formulation, and interventions, drawing on evidence-based psychological models and knowledge, and including work with service users with moderate to severe mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, and/or complex emotional needs.
* Experience of model-specific psychological assessment of clients and collaborative work with other professional groups (e.g., medical, nursing, social work).
* Experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment, and positive risk management.
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.
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