Job summary
As a clinical or counselling psychologist or psychological therapist, you will work alongside a skilled and welcoming MDT to provide individual, couple and group based therapies to women and their families during the perinatal period. You will be invited to contribute to the delivery of training to other professionals and to be part of service development projects aimed at improving outcomes for women and their families as well as staff wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
Provide assessments of patients referred to the Perinatal Service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
To provide a comprehensive psychological therapy service to patients within the perinatal service who may have a wide range of psychological needs. This will include the provision of evidence-based treatments for trauma (Trauma focussed CBT or EMDR)
To provide evidence based interventions to women, couples and families, where appropriate, considering the specific needs of families who are pregnant or have a young baby
Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both the evidence base, theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes which have shaped the individual, family or group.
To be responsible for implementing a range of time-limited psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, grounded in the principles and techniques of a range of theoretical approaches.
Provide specialist expertise, advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to women's formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training (or its equivalent) in Clinical Psychology OR Counselling Psychology
- Eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society
- HCPC registered or, for those outside the UK, eligible and will be registered by the time of taking up post.
Desirable
- Further training in trauma focussed interventions (CBT, EMDR or NET)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems
- Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of clinical /counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with parent infant attachment focused interventions e.g. video interaction guidance.
- Experience of running structured psycho-educational group-based interventions
- Experience of working with couples and families
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of NHS primary and secondary care structures
Skills
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills and computer literacy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training (or its equivalent) in Clinical Psychology OR Counselling Psychology
- Eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society
- HCPC registered or, for those outside the UK, eligible and will be registered by the time of taking up post.
Desirable
- Further training in trauma focussed interventions (CBT, EMDR or NET)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems
- Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of clinical /counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with parent infant attachment focused interventions e.g. video interaction guidance.
- Experience of running structured psycho-educational group-based interventions
- Experience of working with couples and families
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of NHS primary and secondary care structures
Skills
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills and computer literacy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
