Job Description

Do you like the idea of using your skills in a rewarding and fulfilling way to help women and their families at a crucial point in their lives?

We know that providing person centred care and intervention can impact significantly on quality of life for women as well as their children and families.



An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 2 full time CBT Therapists to support the development of a new Maternal Mental Health Service across Humber and North Yorkshire. The successful candidates will be required to work across the North Yorkshire and York patches. This is a unique opportunity to be part of this crucial service which will consist of a small MDT team including a range of therapists.



As an important member of the team, you will uphold the values of promoting women and family centred care whilst ensuring child protection and welfare of the family. You will strive to improve public health by endeavouring to reduce mental health morbidity in mothers through interagency working and communication and fostering collaborative working.



You will aim to raise awareness and competence by delivering education and training events targeted at key professional groups and consider opportunities to collaborate with academic institutions and other key stakeholders in researching maternal mental health.



Please note that we are recruiting candidates that are BABCP accredited.



The Humber and North Yorkshire service will identify and assess moderate-severe/complex mental health needs associated with loss in the maternity context and will provide specialist advice and signposting, as well as targeted interventions.



This may include but is not limited to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following perinatal loss which includes recurrent miscarriage, termination for medical reasons, ectopic pregnancies, unsuccessful IVF treatment, stillbirth, or neonatal death. The service will also support women with a severe fear of childbirth (tokophobia) if the woman is not currently pregnant.



The service is intended to provide consultation, advice, formulation, and targeted interventions for those whose needs cannot be met by other services, for example, Primary Care Services including Talking Therapies, Maternity and third sector- based bereavement services. The service is also intended for women with needs that do not meet the criteria of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services.



We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website



We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.



We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.



We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.



Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.



We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.



From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.



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Please see the attached job description and personal specification for the full information on the job description and main duties.