Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Maternity Review Psychology
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) would like to offer a unique opportunity for a Psychologist with an interest in maternity care, to apply for this role working with families who were previously part of the Ockenden Review into maternity provision at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH). The post will be hosted and managed within MPFT's Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Care Group, with close links with our Maternal Mental Health Service. The post is part time, working 15 hours per week.
The post-holder will work with families who were part of the Ockenden Review, who have come forward to request support in relation to the current impact of the maternity experiences which led to their inclusion in the Review.
The Maternity Review Psychology Service (MRPS) was previously available to all families who were part of the Ockenden Review, and has recently been recommissioned for families who may wish to build on work previously completed with MRPS, or who may value the opportunity to access this support for the first time.
Clinical supervision will be provided by an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist, formerly the Clinical Lead for the original MRPS provision.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include:
* Provision of a specialist Psychology service for families who were part of the Ockenden Maternity Review into adverse maternity experiences at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH).
* Offering specialist psychological assessment/consultation and psychological interventions for families, which may include working with women or birthing persons who have experienced perinatal bereavement and/or trauma, and other family members who have been similarly affected by the adverse maternity experiences which led to inclusion in the Review, for example partners, couples, grandparents, siblings, and young people living with birth related health conditions.
* Embedding systematic evaluation of interventions offered within the service, enabling monitoring of the effectiveness and quality of experience for families, and feedback to commissioners on demand for the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
* Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
* Working across a range of mental health settings post-qualification.
* Experience related to maternal mental health/maternity care.
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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