Psychological Therapist in Maternal Mental Health Service
Band 7
Main area: Psychological Therapist - Maternal Mental Health Service
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Part time, Flexible working)
Job ref: 364-A-8482-A
Site: Derwent Centre, Town: Harlow
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health, and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex, and Suffolk.
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
Job Overview
The Essex Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS), launched in October 2023, aims to integrate maternity, reproductive health, and psychological therapy for women and birthing parents experiencing mental health difficulties arising from, or directly related to, the maternity experience.
This service has been providing targeted care and support to those women and birthing parents whose needs are not currently being met in other services, including those who have experienced trauma and loss in the perinatal period and who are not eligible for specialist perinatal mental health services.
For this role, bases are across Harlow and West Essex with hybrid working encouraged.
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking for a Psychological Therapist (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist/Psychotherapist) at 0.6 WTE on a permanent basis.
Responsibilities include:
* Providing psychological assessment and evidence-based therapy to women experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties following birth trauma and perinatal loss.
* Collaborating with the multi-disciplinary team of specialist maternal mental health midwives.
* Receiving regular clinical supervision from the Clinical Lead/Principal Practitioner Psychologist.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the HCPC and BPS.
* Allied Health Professional with registration to professional bodies such as HCPC, NMC, and a psychotherapeutic accreditation (e.g., BACP).
* Practising Psychotherapist who is a fully qualified registered member of the relevant accrediting body (e.g., BACBP, BACP).
Knowledge and Skills
* Understanding of trauma and loss presentations and their impact on recovery.
* Experience in delivering high-quality specialist intervention.
* Ability to assess and treat complex cases in accordance with Trust clinical pathways and NICE guidance.
* Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Additional Information
Please note that staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
The Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and encourages applications from people with experience of using mental health services.
For more information about the services we offer, please visit our website.
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