Job summary
- Main area
- Maternal Mental Health / Perinatal Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: High Cost Area Supplement to be added
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours per week - flexible work patterns available between the hours of 9am – 5pm)
- Job ref
- 380-FR0447
- Employer
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Elizabeth Raybould Centre, Dartford
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £45,753 - £52,067 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement to be paid
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Psychological Therapist - Maternal Mental Health Service
Band 7
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
Are you passionate about supporting individuals effected by birth trauma or perinatal loss? Are you looking for a new role where you can professionally develop, whilst being supported by a friendly and experienced team? Join KMPT’s exciting, new Maternal Mental Health Service! Sponsorship Available We are seeking a Psychological Therapist to join our team, made up of Psychotherapists/Psychological Practitioners, Specialist Mental Health Midwives/Bereavement Midwives and Peer Support Practitioners. Thrive is a 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, community service. The locality for this role is North Kent (Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley), however the post holder must be willing (and have the ability) to drive across the county (Kent and Medway-wide) as and when required.
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
- 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,192 per year and a maximum payment of £2,011 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly)
Main duties of the job
This is a fantastic developmental opportunity in which the post holder will be supported to train in and gain highly specialist psychological treatment skills, specifically Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT).
You will be responsible for conducting specialist and complex assessments, to develop psychological formulations that inform evidence-based clinical interventions. You will provide specialist, focused psychological interventions as recommended by NICE guidelines and current literature; usually taking the form of trauma-focused interventions.
You will contribute to developing a robust psychology service, aiming to offer high-quality care in line with current guidance and evidence and adhering to appropriate clinical governance.
To be successful in this role, the post holder will need to proactively and successfully work with partner agencies, women and birthing people, families, partners and community staff, to ensure we work as one, to provide the highest level of care.
Working for our organisation
Maternal Mental Health Service
Thrive – Psychological Support for Birth Trauma and Perinatal Loss offers evidence-based assessment and psychological therapy to women and birthing people with moderate-severe or complex mental health difficulties, specifically psychological trauma, directly resulting from or associated with the maternity experience.
We, as a service in collaboration with Acute Hospital Trusts, embody a trauma-informed care ethos and culture in line with current national perinatal guidance. We aim to support those who are suffering difficulties such as (but not limited to):
- PTSD following birth trauma
- PTSD following perinatal loss (including early miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage, unsuccessful IVF, stillbirth, neonatal death or termination of pregnancy for any reason, parent-infant separation at birth)
- Tokophobia (severe fear of pregnancy and childbirth)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants must hold meet at least one of the following qualifications: Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS, Formal training in CBT such as a Postgraduate Diploma/Masters in CBT. Formal postgraduate level training in psychological theory and practice, including specifically models of psychopathology, models of psychological therapy and lifespan development.
Candidates must also be registered with one of the following professional bodies: HCPC: Health and Care Professions Council/AFT: Association of Family Therapists and Systemic Practitioners/BACP: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (including. EMDR and/or TF - CBT)/BABCP: British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies/ EMDR Association UK (with professional body/accreditation)Candidates must also have direct and applied experience of trauma-focused therapeutic work in-line with current NICE guidelines.
You will be responsible for conducting specialist and complex assessments, to develop psychological formulations that inform evidence-based clinical interventions. You will provide specialist, focused psychological interventions as recommended by NICE guidelines and current literature; usually taking the form of trauma-focused interventions.
You will contribute to developing a robust psychology service, aiming to offer high quality care in line with current guidance and evidence and adhering to appropriate clinical governance.
To be successful in this role, the post holder will need to proactively and successfully work with partner agencies, women and birthing people, families, partners and community staff, to ensure we work as one, to provide the highest level of care.
Please see the full job description attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Applicants must hold meet at least one of the following qualifications: Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS / Formal training in CBT such as a Post graduate Diploma/Masters in CBT / Formal postgraduate level training in psychological theory and practice, including specifically models of psychopathology, models of psychological therapy and lifespan development.
- Candidates must also be registered with one of the following professional bodies: HCPC: Health and Care Professions Council / AFT: Association of Family Therapists and Systemic Practitioners / BACP: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (inc. EMDR and/or TF - CBT) / BABCP: British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies / EMDR Association UK (with professional body / accreditation)
Desirable criteria
- Specialist training in a core therapeutic approach
- EMDR training
- Perinatal CPD Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with psychological trauma, including PTSD and C-PTSD.
- Experience of working with people who have experienced common mental health problems, across the lifespan and from different cultures
- Direct and applied experience of trauma-focused therapeutic work in-line with current NICE guidelines.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people experiencing peri/post natal difficulties including birth trauma
- Experience of other models of trauma-focussed therapy including EMDR, NET and compassion-focussed therapy
- Experience of working with perinatal specific mental health difficulties
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health difficulties and social care needs.
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation for working with PTSD following Birth Trauma.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of the specific needs of clients who have experienced perinatal trauma and/or loss and the impact this can have on postnatal mental health and on care-giver bonding.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Athena Duffy
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01322 622101
- Additional information
For an informal discussion please contact
Athena Duffy Consultant Clinical Psychologist - [email protected]
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