Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
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Applications are invited for a part-time Clinical or Counselling Psychologist post in specialist perinatal Thumbswood Mother and Baby Inpatient Unit (MBU).
About the Role
Thumbswood MBU is a specialist 6-bed inpatient unit providing support for families from Hertfordshire and out-of-area who are experiencing a serious mental health difficulty during pregnancy or in the postnatal period.
Responsibilities
The post-holder will have varied responsibilities; offering psychological assessments, the delivery of individual and group evidence-based psychological interventions in order to support the mother-infant relationship, offering supervision and reflective practice to a range of junior psychology colleagues and the wider MDT, service development and audit, teaching and training to MDT and healthcare colleagues as well as liaison and consultation.
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Benefits
The successful applicant will receive regular supervision from the Principal Perinatal Clinical Psychologist and be an integrated member of MDTs; attending team meetings and perinatal-specific training sessions as well as liaising with team members and healthcare professionals throughout Hertfordshire. The team has close links with the University of Hertfordshire and its clinical psychology training course.
About the Employer
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Ellen Craig
- Job title: Principal Perinatal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: ellen.craig1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07795463304
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