Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Mental Health Care Group of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises of three care units; Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.
We're investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.
We have exciting opportunities across different specialities and services, with an emphasis on career development and progression. We want to help our staff reach their full potential, and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed.
Main duties of the job
Due to significant investment as part of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions, we are delighted that we are now able to develop the psychological provision within the Nottinghamshire Perinatal Mental Health Services.
Nottinghamshire Perinatal Mental Health Team is a multidisciplinary and well-established service providing tailored approaches to meet the mental health needs of women and their families in the perinatal period. You will have the opportunity for direct one-to-one and group-based therapeutic work with women experiencing a wide range of mental health problems, often relating to complex trauma or attachment difficulties. You will also have the opportunity for indirect working, supervision, consultation, and training to both colleagues and the wider maternity system. The service is also seeking to develop psychological interventions across multiple pathways, and you will be invited to contribute to innovative service development.
We are keen to recruit people who enjoy working in multi-disciplinary teams and who are creative, adaptable and responsive to the needs of the service. We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with women and their families and whose values and principles are aligned with the organisation, including compassion, and a person/family-centred focus. There is an opportunity for professional development, with additional training being actively encouraged. We also have good links with the local Clinical Psychology Doctoral courses.
Job responsibilities
Perinatal Mental Health Services in Nottinghamshire is expanding. We are keen to recruit Clinical Psychologists who are passionate about the emotional wellbeing of women in the perinatal period and their infants. We are keen to develop services by offering either a full-time or part-time 8a clinical psychology post.
You will have the opportunity to undertake initial assessments and direct one-to-one and group-based therapeutic work with women experiencing a wide range of mental health problems, often relating to complex trauma or attachment difficulties. You will also have the opportunity for indirect working, offering supervision, consultation, and training to both colleagues within the MDT and the wider maternity system. The service is also seeking to develop psychological interventions across multiple pathways within and between services, and so you will be invited to contribute to innovative service design and improvement.
These posts offer a supportive team working environment, with a commitment to supervision.
You will be a car owner/driver and hold a current driving licence, unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. In return for your skills and commitment, we offer investment in personal development, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, generous holiday entitlement and flexible working opportunities.
Please refer to the Job Description for specific details about the post.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the Health Professions Council
* Experience of working with women and their families who have a range of complex mental health difficulties
* Experience of risk assessment and risk management which inform clinically competent assessments including mental state, risk and the development of a formulation of difficulties/problems.
* Experience of caseload management, including working with clients with a wide range of mental health difficulties
* Experience of developing and delivering specialist training packages regarding mental health and risk
* Experience and competence in providing consultation and liaison to a wide range of professionals.
* Experience of MDT work and effectively working within other disciplines.
* Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for users of the service.
* Experience of working systemically within a mental health setting and experience of multi-disciplinary and agency working including health and social care
* Experience of providing clinical supervision in relation to complex cases to junior staff and peers.
* Experience of audit, research and analytical skills
* Demonstrates experience of providing care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups.
* Experience of involvement: communicating with service users and key stakeholders to reflect on and develop services
* Experience of work with adults with complex mental health problems
* Experience of working with people with trauma, loss and grief.
Knowledge
* Understanding and working knowledge of mental health and/or perinatal mental health.
* Knowledge of current Mental Health policy and Legislation.
* Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding Adults and Children practice
* Knowledge of policy drivers for mental health and perinatal mental health.
* Working knowledge and experience of the provision of therapeutic approaches and interventions with women associated with loss and/or trauma.
* Very high level of interpersonal and communication skills enabling written and oral presentation and receipt of complex and sensitive information, to facilitate acceptance and relate effectively in an emotive and hostile environment
* Specialist assessment and therapeutic skills with a broad range of adult mental health problems.
* Awareness of, and ability to assess and manage risk
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
* Knowledge of current legislation and guidance for clinical practice and professional management in relation to people with adult mental health problems
Qualifications
* Good Honours degree in Psychology giving eligibility for Graduate membership of the BPS
* Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S., and giving eligibility for membership of Health Care Professions Council HCPC
* The post holder must be registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.
* Additional training in therapeutic modality
Skills
* Ability to provide consultation to other non-psychology colleagues, and teaching and training skills
* Ability to make judgements in complex clinical situations through assessment, analysis and interpretation of information and deciding on appropriate action from a range of options
* Ability to identify clinical governance issues and contribute to the improvement of standards and practice
* Ability to work autonomously whilst being able to work as an integral part of the MDT.
* Highly developed verbal and written, influencing, negotiation and communication skills
* Ability to network and liaise with a wide range of other people and services
* Skills in clinical and managerial leadership of others
* Skills in planning, development and implementation of services relevant to this post
* Specialist and sound assessment skills including risk assessment and management.
* Ability to manage complex cases, analyse complex information and offer sound clinical guidance advise and make effective decisions
* Skills in managing serious untoward incidents.
* Ability to act on own initiative to resolve clinical or managerial issues
* Effective organisational skills
* Assessment and therapeutic skills related to complex, severe and enduring Mental Health Problems.
Contractual Requirements
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post
Values and Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
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.
Salary: £53,755 to £57,349 a year (pro rata for part-time)
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