Job summary
Interviews will be held on 8th April 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as the Deputy Clinical Lead for Forget-Me-Not, Frimley ICB's Maternal Mental Health Service focussing on pregnancy loss before 24 weeks gestation and fertility difficulties (Forget-Me-Not service | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust). As the service covers East Berkshire, Surrey Heath, and North-East Hampshire and Farnham, the post holder would be expected to cover the Camberley clinic at least once a week (Tuesday) but home-work the remainder of the week. The main service is open Monday to Wednesday with other colleagues running clinics in Farnham and Slough; Thursday is typically allocated to service development.
The post-holder would be expected to provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and therapy, as well as offering supervision, advice and consultation to team members and external services who provide psychologically based care and treatment in line with most recent evidence.
Experience in this area of maternal mental health and training in EMDR is desirable but passion is essential!
Main duties of the job
- To provide psychological therapy to adult mental health service users who have experienced an early pregnancy loss/fertility difficulties and are experiencing mental health difficulties as a result.
- To provide advice on assessment, formulation and treatment to team members and others where appropriate, and to provide ongoing practical advice and support through supervision, case review and joint assessment or intervention.
- To represent Forget-Me-Not at wider Frimley ICB meetings and LMNS Board Meetings.
- To lead on ongoing service development initiatives.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Passionate about maternal mental health and supporting women/birthing people following perinatal loss or fertility difficulties.
- A post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent)
- Registered with HCPC
- Excellent team-working skills
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Dr Debbie Shaves, Principal Clinical Psychologist/Forget-Me-Not Clinical Lead on 07870 379320 or email: Deborah.shaves@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Passionate about maternal mental health and supporting women/birthing people following perinatal loss or fertility difficulties.
- A post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent)
- Registered with HCPC
- Excellent team-working skills
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Dr Debbie Shaves, Principal Clinical Psychologist/Forget-Me-Not Clinical Lead on 07870 379320 or email: Deborah.shaves@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent) and clinical supervision training for psychology trainees
- Registered and accredited with Health Professional Council (HPC)
- Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Clinical Psychology status and membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology as a result of training in models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and at least 2 psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
Desirable
- Evidenced post qualification training and expert knowledge in areas of specialism and the ability to use knowledge when interacting on health and social care subjects
- clinical supervision training for psychology trainees
- EMDR Training to level 3
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within services that operate the Care Programme Approach successfully and of working with complex caseloads
- Experience of working effectively with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course and with service users with cases of a high degree of complexity
Desirable
- Will usually have at least two years demonstrable post-qualification experience and interest of working in multidisciplinary teams / multi-agency environment as well as experience of teaching / training of health care professionals
- Experience of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit and applying the findings.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage difficult situations with service users that have complex mental health conditions and challenging behaviours and to manage a demanding and complex case-load.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage, support and lead patients, clinicians and other stakeholder groups in change, development and improvement
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with highly distressing circumstances
- Ability to comfortably and confidently cope well under pressure, with excellent time management skills and an ability to respond constructively to challenge or resistance.
- Quick to work through and resolve issues and competing demands
- Exceptional IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
- Able to work flexibly as required
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation and implementing change from a national and local health or social care change agenda that impacts across services and professions.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites across Frimley ICB as required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent) and clinical supervision training for psychology trainees
- Registered and accredited with Health Professional Council (HPC)
- Eligible for graduate membership of BPS (British Psychology Society) and for Chartered Clinical Psychology status and membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology as a result of training in models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and at least 2 psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
Desirable
- Evidenced post qualification training and expert knowledge in areas of specialism and the ability to use knowledge when interacting on health and social care subjects
- clinical supervision training for psychology trainees
- EMDR Training to level 3
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within services that operate the Care Programme Approach successfully and of working with complex caseloads
- Experience of working effectively with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course and with service users with cases of a high degree of complexity
Desirable
- Will usually have at least two years demonstrable post-qualification experience and interest of working in multidisciplinary teams / multi-agency environment as well as experience of teaching / training of health care professionals
- Experience of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit and applying the findings.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage difficult situations with service users that have complex mental health conditions and challenging behaviours and to manage a demanding and complex case-load.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage, support and lead patients, clinicians and other stakeholder groups in change, development and improvement
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with highly distressing circumstances
- Ability to comfortably and confidently cope well under pressure, with excellent time management skills and an ability to respond constructively to challenge or resistance.
- Quick to work through and resolve issues and competing demands
- Exceptional IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
- Able to work flexibly as required
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation and implementing change from a national and local health or social care change agenda that impacts across services and professions.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites across Frimley ICB as required.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
