Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, experienced and enthusiastic Senior Clinical Psychologist/CBT Therapist/Psychotherapist to join EPUT's perinatal psychological services for mothers, birthing people and their infants. The Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS) provides high quality maternal mental health and wellbeing support and intervention to mothers, birthing people and their infants across Essex.



PMHS are pleased to offer a 12 month Fixed Term contract for a 0.7wte 8a Senior Clinical Psychologist/CBT Therapist/Psychotherapist post. PMHS consists of five perinatal hubs across Essex, with a staff mix comprising of Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology and specialist roles such as nursery nursing, social work and OT. PMHS works with a range of services to support a mother's emotional wellbeing including maternity and health visiting, primary and secondary care mental health services. PMHS aims to provide streamlined, timely and effective care for mothers and birthing people in the perinatal period. This post will be in our North West Locality (Epping Forest, Harlow, Uttlesford), based at The Derwent Centre. There are opportunities to shape a role to meet part time and flexible working arrangements.



There will significant opportunities to develop your supervision, teaching and consultation skills and to further develop the psychology service to meet the needs of mothers and their infants. We are looking for candidates with experience of supervision and management of more junior Psychological therapy colleagues, as the post involves management of a small and highly competent team within a team. Integration of psychological thinking and supporting staff wellbeing is highly valued, and we are looking for candidates with experience of close MDT working to support the PMHS staff as they manage highly challenging caseloads with complex risk and safeguarding issues .



Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.



Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.



Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.



If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.



We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.



Benefits



27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.



Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.



Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.



8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us



Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.



Work that wraps around your needs

Flexible working:

available from day one for most roles.

Job share:

Applications for job shares are welcomed



This role will provide highly specialist assessment and intervention to mothers and their infants. The role with the Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS) will be to provide evidence based perinatally informed psychological therapies to mothers through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period up to the infant age of 2 years.



The role also requires the delivery of supervision and consultation to the PMHS as well as supporting the ongoing service development of both perinatal psychology and the perinatal service. There will be an expectation for the postholder to lead on pathway and interface development with local stakeholders and partner agencies.



The postholder will provide clinical leadership and support to the PMHS and support the development of junior psychologists and non-psychology staff. There is also an expectation to support the PMHS with staff wellbeing initiatives through the use of reflective groups and teaching and upskilling of work stress resilience approaches