Senior Perinatal Psychological Therapist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for the day to day management of psychological provision to the team. They will identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists to implement and address these.
• To operate as an integrated member of the team, placing the patient at the centre of service planning and delivery.
• To bring a psychological perspective to the work of the team. To develop and support the psychosocial work of other staff through teaching, training supervision and consultation.
• To provide psychosocial assessment, formulation and interventions to patients.
• To promote and facilitate psychological capability within the team and to promote psychosocial interventions within the teams. To provide specialist advice to the teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of patients accessing team.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. Participate in CPD and other developmental activities, keeping up to date with relevant psychological research and national guidance (DoH, NICE etc). Follow defined practices and procedures under the management and co-ordination of a senior psychologist.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Registered with Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Highly-developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

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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

• Job description (PDF, 672.3KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)