Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day, using your skills, experience, and compassion to help women whose mental health has been impacted by their perinatal experience?
Our Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service has been growing over the past 10 years to provide a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to caring for women experiencing mental health difficulties in the context of their perinatal experience. Our team base is in Truro but we deliver a countywide service.
We endeavour to deliver a holistic, high quality service that is safe, person-centred, and focused on family and recovery. Regular 121, group support and supervision are provided, along with CPD and regular training opportunities to enable you to feel assured and grow in your role.
This role will primarily be offering therapy to women who have experienced perinatal loss or trauma. We are looking for a dynamic and solution-focused team player who is passionate about high quality care for women across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. You will be outcomes driven and able to work collaboratively with our organisational partners in NHS Talking Therapies, Infant mental health, Special Parenting Service, Maternity Services, health visiting, the MBU (Mother and Baby Unit) in Devon, and other partnership agencies to deliver a unified and safe service.
Main duties of the job
The principal purpose of this job is to improve the psychological health and wellbeing of women / birthing people accessing the Cornwall Perinatal Loss and Trauma Team (PLTT). The Cornwall PLTT is a therapy service within the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service. There will also be some cross-cover working with the Perinatal Mental Health Team.
1. Carrying a specialist caseload of clients, and providing highly specialised trauma-informed psychological assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions including EMDR and/or CBT to service users.
2. Working collaboratively and providing advice, consultancy, training and guidance to colleagues and other agencies across the Perinatal Mental Health Pathway.
3. Providing clinical supervision for less experienced staff, trainees and volunteers employed by or attached to the service.
4. Reaching out to individuals who may be at increased risk of health/social inequality and/or who may experience significant barriers to accessing support from health services to ensure everyone has the opportunity to get the support and treatment that they may need.
5. Continually reviewing care provision and outcome measures to ensure delivery of high-quality care in line with policy and key perinatal priorities.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential
* Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with Post Grad doctoral degree and eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society, or equivalent. Registered with HCPC. OR Core clinical professional qualification with appropriate registration and post graduate qualification in evidence based psychological therapy (e.g. EMDR and/or CBT) accredited by an appropriate professional body, i.e BABCP.
* Experience of work in adult mental health services or agencies and work with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties.
* Experience of providing psychological services in a multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency context.
* Training and experience in evidence based psychological interventions relevant for this post or that may be applied in the context of reproductive trauma or grief/loss (e.g. EMDR, CBT).
Desirable
* Experience of and interest in working with women with severe and complex mental health difficulties in the perinatal period.
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings and across the age range.
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
* Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills including risk assessment.
* Ability to communicate effectively verbally, nonverbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside of the NHS.
* Ability to work under pressure and cope with deadlines.
* Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with clients working face to face and online.
Knowledge and abilities
Essential
* Broad knowledge of specialist mental health services for mothers/birthing people and their infants and of the wider network of mental health services in the NHS.
* Ability to identify, assess, and manage concerns related to safeguarding.
Desirable
* Knowledge of the impact of maternal mental illness on the baby, including the impact on the mother-infant relationship.
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Truro Health Park
Infirmary Hill, Truro, TR1 2JA
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