Job Description

The Brockington Parent and Baby Unit (PBU) Team deliver care to expectant and new mothers who are experiencing moderate to severe and complex mental health problems within the perinatal period. The Service is a part of MPFT Perinatal Services which includes South Staffordshire Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Team, Shropshire Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. There are close working relationships across all Perinatal Services.



We are seeking an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our service to help shape the future of the service for families during this transitional time. If you are creative, motivated, and have strong leadership skills, we would love to hear from you.



You will be responsible for leading the psychology provision within the PBU and will meet regularly with the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate the delivery of psychological interventions from other members of the team. You will be joining a supportive and engaged psychology team across perinatal services. You will receive regular supervision and CPD as well as informal support. Across MPFT Perinatal Services there is a strong psychological structure in place comprising of qualified clinical psychologists, psychological therapists and assistant psychologists, all supported by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist.



As the Principal Clinical Psychologist, you will be responsible for the systemic provision of high quality highly specialist perinatal clinical psychology service to women, babies and families of the service teams, within the Brockington Parent and Baby Unit. You will clinically lead psychological provision and contribute to the further development of the clinical psychology service. You will provide specialist assessment, treatment and consultancy services for individuals and their families with moderate to severe mental health difficulties during the perinatal period.



A key part of your role will be to supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systemic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.



Clinical Psychologists play an integrative role in the MDT and are valued and well supported by colleagues. While this post will be primarily focused on the leadership of the psychological care within the service and the direct delivery of psychological support to individual families (both directly and by supervising and supporting MDT colleagues), there will also be scope for delivering training and consultation to partner agencies and being involved with service development.



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 and adoption leave



Options for flexible working



Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)



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 vaccinations every year



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



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.



Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.



Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications



The psychology team have close connections with other psychologists within the Children and Families Care Group, the Maternal Mental Health Service within the Shropshire care group, and perinatal services in North Staffordshire, alongside the local DClinPsy courses offering regular trainee placements, research opportunities and perinatal course teaching.



The PBU is an eight bedded unit that accepts national referrals. There is an expectation for the successful post holder to be able to travel to meet the service need. We welcome applications for flexible and hybrid working.



For further information please contact Harriet Lambah-Heap, Ward Manager harriet.lambah-heap@mpft.nhs.uk