Counselling / Clinical Psychologist Band 8a-open to band 7 preceptorship

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. The post is either available at B8A, or will be offered B7 initially as a preceptorship post, to develop to B8A post. Dependent upon experience.

We are a specialist service that strives to deliver an excellent standard of care to expectant and new mothers who are experiencing severe and complex mental health problems. The team is multi-disciplinary and works directly with women and their families providing assessment, and interventions within the perinatal period with a range of mental health needs.

We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and creative clinician who wants to make a difference to the lives of families, and who strives to provide the best care at all times. You will have a passion for supporting both Adult and Infant Mental Health and an understanding of how psychological interventions may be applied within this specialty.

You will join a multidisciplinary team who are innovative and have a patient centred approach at the heart of their delivery. You will be part of a friendly and supportive group of Perinatal Psychologists that work across MPFT Perinatal Services.

The PMHT covers Telford and Shropshire area. The team base is in Bridgnorth, and we use other MPFT facilities across the county. Blended working options are centred around clinical demand., To be responsible for the autonomous provision of a specialist psychological service to women and their babies who are in receipt of specialist perinatal mental health services.

Complex assessments and psychological formulations of mental health.

• Interpretation of assessment instruments to inform intervention plans.


• Delivery of both individual and group interventions.


• Consultation and advice to professionals across community settings.


• Undertake risk assessment and risk management, to include risks to the unborn child. Providing advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk management.


• To provide clinical supervision to psychologists in training, assistant psychologists and other professions as required


• To contribute to/facilitate MDT sessions, such as Learning and Development slots, Group Supervision and Reflective Practice.


• Attendance at weekly MDT meetings.


• Service development projects.


• Utilise research skills for ongoing development of the service.


• To provide at least one specialist evidence based psychological intervention.


• To undertake training in specialist psychological interventions as required.


• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner.
  
  By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:


• Supporting your career development and progression.


• Excellent NHS Pension scheme


• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave


• Options for flexible working


• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.


• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources


• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.


• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate


• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates


• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k


• Free car parking at all trust sites


• Free flu vaccination every year


• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)


And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.