Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled community Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work in our Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS), Maple. This started as a "Fast Follower" pilot service in Haringey & Enfield in April 2021, then expanded into Barnet in January 2023 and is now being expanded into Camden & Islington. The service is designed to address some of the service gap in perinatal mental health services. Maple is supported by and works alongside specialist midwives and the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service, (SPMHS).
The Maple Service is for women whose trauma symptoms have a moderate to severe impact on their mental health. This may be due to a traumatic birth experience, pregnancy loss, neonatal death or the loss of a baby as a result of social care procedures due to safeguarding concerns. The trauma may also exist prior to conception, e.g. when tokophobia prevents a woman from achieving a wanted pregnancy. Although there may be overlap in service user population between Maple and SPMHS, women can be accepted by Maple without being pregnant or having their baby with them and fathers/partners are also eligible for the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry a complex caseload and ensure the formulation of profession-specific, specialist care/treatment plans which provide specialist interventions and care to service users with complex trauma/mental health conditions. They will be supervised by an 8a Clinical Psychologist in the Maple service. The post holder will ensure that Maple operates to the requirements of the service operational policy and service line strategy and that safe, evidence based, NICE concordant, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users.
The post holder will actively contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of the MMHS using clinical leadership skills and knowledge to provide training and consultancy in clinical psychology within the trauma focussed specialty of perinatal mental health. Establishing and consolidating secure working relationships and pathways with other colleagues and services (e.g., IAPT and PIPS in addition to those mentioned above) is key.
About us
Maple works alongside the North London Partners SPMHS, which is a community mental health service for pregnant and postnatal women with severe and complex mental illness. The aim of the team is to detect, prevent and treat perinatal mental health problems to improve the experience of pregnancy and the first 2 years postpartum for women and their families.The service has been running since 2017 and provides specialist perinatal mental health services across the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. The service divides into three sub-teams:-West Team (Barnet), East Team (Enfield & Haringey) and South Team (Camden & Islington).
Currently Maple East works alongside SPMHS East Team, and the corresponding maternity sites, North Middlesex University Hospital & the Whittington Hospital, for people who live in Enfield & Haringey and Maple West works alongside SPMHS West Team, and the corresponding maternity sites, Barnet General Hospital & the Royal Free Hospital for people who live in Barnet.
This excitingnext phase of developmentsees the service expand into Camden & Islington and work with the SPMHS South Team and the corresponding maternity sites, University College London Hospital, Whittington Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital.
- This is a 5 day/week role (37.5hours/week) in Maple South, working with service users who live in Camden & Islington. The team is based at NW1 0PE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will deliver assessment, intervention and consultation which may include:
Individual or group evidence-based psychological therapy e.g.
- Trauma focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Compassion Focussed Therapy
Specialist advice, training, consultation and co-working with referrers and related health professionals
Specialist liaison with colleagues in the maternity pathway, (obstetricians/gynaecologists, midwives, health visitors).
The post holder will work as part of the larger perinatal psychology service alongside other Maple clinicians and have links with the Clinical Psychology team in the SPMHS. There are many opportunities of career development and further training. We have externallyfacilitated EMDR group supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will deliver assessment, intervention and consultation which may include:
Individual or group evidence-based psychological therapy e.g.
- Trauma focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Compassion Focussed Therapy
Specialist advice, training, consultation and co-working with referrers and related health professionals
Specialist liaison with colleagues in the maternity pathway, (obstetricians/gynaecologists, midwives, health visitors).
The post holder will work as part of the larger perinatal psychology service alongside other Maple clinicians and have links with the Clinical Psychology team in the SPMHS. There are many opportunities of career development and further training. We have externallyfacilitated EMDR group supervision.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist.
Desirable
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessment and treatment of clients across care settings, including community, secondary care, and inpatient settings.
- working with severe/complex trauma using specific trauma-informed interventions.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary CMHT or MHLT.
Desirable
- experience working with women in the perinatal period with severe and enduring mental health needs
- experience working with families, carers and networks
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of adult mental health, women's health, and parent-child bonding
- Consultation; setting up & delivery
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist.
Desirable
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessment and treatment of clients across care settings, including community, secondary care, and inpatient settings.
- working with severe/complex trauma using specific trauma-informed interventions.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary CMHT or MHLT.
Desirable
- experience working with women in the perinatal period with severe and enduring mental health needs
- experience working with families, carers and networks
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of adult mental health, women's health, and parent-child bonding
- Consultation; setting up & delivery
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).
