Perinatal Clinical Psychologist

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.

The 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.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job description
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.

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.

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.

We would welcome informal visits and discussions.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Experience of work with adults with complex mental health problems
• Experience of working with people with trauma, loss, and grief.

Knowledge
Essential

• 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.
• Aware 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
Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Additional training in therapeutic modality

Skills
Essential

• 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
• Good IT skills.
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Assessment and therapeutic skills related to complex, severe and enduring Mental Health Problems.

Contractual Requirements
Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post

Values and Behaviours
Essential

• 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

Employer details
Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hopewood

Foster Drive,

Nottinghamshire

NG5 3FL

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