Principal Clinical Psychologist - Perinatal Trauma and Loss Service

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leadership role in the development of the maternal mental health service, for a fixed term period of 12 months, covering maternity leave. This will integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy for women experiencing mental health difficulties arising from the maternity experience including trauma and loss.

Specialist Midwives will form part of the team and the work will involve working very closely with local maternity units., The Principal Psychologist will lead on the provision of a high-quality specialist psychological service. They will be responsible for overseeing the clinical work of the service; for developing and monitoring all governance processes, and the interface with all partner agencies.

The post-holder will conduct psychological assessments and provide therapy, drawing on a range of models, to birthing people and their families focused up trauma and loss related to maternity experiences. They will supervise, and support work, including psychologically informed birth plans, provided by specialist midwives within the team, as well as providing training and consultation to the wider pathway. The post-holder will have a leadership role within the MMHS which will sit alongside the wider multi-disciplinary perinatal mental health team for added support and resource.

The post-holder will be part of a therapy team made up of psychologists, family therapists and a parent-infant psychotherapist and will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of the psychological practice within the Maternal Mental Health Service. The post-holder will be expected to utilise skills for audit, policy, service development and research and will be part of the Psychological Medicine Service and able to access peer supervision and support through this team.

The post-holder will have clinical oversight of the service and lead on service/pathway development and clinical governance. They will deliver assessments, a range of interventions, training, supervision, and support to maternity services. We are a community-based team and there will be some expectation to travel for home visits. We would encourage applications with qualified experience in relevant fields or who have applicable knowledge and skills.

A package of support, including specialist training, will be provided for those with relevant experience but new to this specialty or a leadership position.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

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