NHFT have an exciting vacancy available for a CBT Therapist in the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service (SPMHS) to cover maternity leave. This is an established award-winning team, which has expanded in line with the Long-Term Plan for Mental Health.
The SPMHS supports women/birthing people who are experiencing or are at risk of experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties in the perinatal period (from 12 weeks of pregnancy until 2 years postpartum). The psychology team provides evidence-based psychological therapies and comprises of Clinical Psychologists, Applied Psychologists, and Psychological Therapists. The therapies provided may include EMDR, Trauma focused CBT, CBT for anxiety-based disorders (including OCD), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Compassion focused Therapy, Parent Infant Psychotherapy, and Family Therapy. Psychological interventions are provided on both a group and one-to-one basis and both remote and face-to-face interventions are available.
We are looking for a CBT Therapist who has an interest in working with women/birthing people experiencing perinatal mental health conditions including post-natal depression, post-partum psychosis, perinatal anxiety disorders, PTSD, and maternal OCD. This is a multi-disciplinary service with lots of opportunities for joint working and service development.
Main duties of the job
Following a period of induction and training, the post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for women/birthing people and their families who are under the care of the SPMHS. The post-holder will receive supervision from a senior psychologist/psychological therapist within the team and will support the development of psychologically informed care across the multidisciplinary team and wider perinatal mental health local pathway. The post holder will be involved in multi-disciplinary team discussions to inform psychological thinking throughout the service. The post holder will be expected to work closely with all members of the SPMHS and network of Psychologists and Psychological Therapists in NHFT and contribute to service, practice, and clinical governance developments, both within the team and the wider network. They will contribute to audit, policy and service development, and research within the area served by the service. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
About us
NHFT is an Outstanding rated integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT welcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status. We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.
NHFT is committed to building a diverse workforce, ensuring staff are treated fairly at work and ensuring all staff have the learning and development they need on equality in order to undertake their job role.
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you read the job description and person specification attached and that your supporting information reflects the relevant skills and experience you have, as your application will be shortlisted against these criteria.
Please note we are a countywide service, providing both face-to-face and remote intervention. Ability and willingness to travel for work is essential; there are two bases for SPMHS in Campbell House and Rectory Road. We also regularly work out of family hubs and children’s centres as well as providing home visits.
There will be opportunities for further training via local and regionally delivered training programmes. We have strong links with the East Midlands Regional Perinatal Network. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the development of a locally agreed programme that delivers training to health and social care professionals in Northamptonshire. We have developed an exciting induction programme to meet the Perinatal Competency Framework and provide regular supervision and training for all our staff.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Training
Essential
* British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Level 2 accredited Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or a recorded registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy - plus further post graduate qualification training in a psychological therapy which may be as EMDR, Trauma focused CBT, CBT for anxiety and OCD.
* Current professional registration with a professional body such as NMC, HCPC or similar.
* Advanced knowledge of psychological models of complex mental health presentations, and up-to-date techniques and treatment protocols relevant to psychological therapy with these groups. Knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical governance in relation to this clinical area.
Desirable
* Training in other methods of psychological therapy.
* Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Training.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
* Extensive experience of working in a community setting with people experiencing complex presenting difficulties.
* Experience of working with a broad range of psychological and psychiatric problems within a core professional role.
* Experience of developing, implementing and evaluating specialist interventions.
* Experience of working therapeutically with groups.
* Experience of multidisciplinary working and risk management.
Desirable
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
* Experience of risk assessment and risk management strategies and their application to practice, particularly in the perinatal period.
* Experience of working with severe and complex mental health difficulties during the perinatal period.
* Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working across primary, secondary, tertiary and non-statutory organisations.
* Experience of contributing to service development initiatives.
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Campbell House Northampton or Rectory Road Rushden
Campbell Square Northampton or Rectory Road Rushden
Northampton or Rushden
NN1 3EB
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