Description
We are seeking a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to join our Westminster Perinatal Mental Health Service. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist psychological assessment and evidence-based interventions for women experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period.
The successful candidate will work autonomously within professional guidelines and service policies, participating in team meetings, case discussions, and reflective practice. You will contribute to service development, audit, and research relevant to perinatal mental health, and provide shared clinical supervision to trainee and Band 7 psychologists and other professionals.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing highly specialist psychological assessments of women referred to the PMHS
- Formulating and implementing plans for formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients' mental health problems
- Developing and delivering evidence-based treatment protocols for severe and complex psychological disorders occurring in the perinatal period
- Exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients
- Providing specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals
Requirements:
- Good Honours degree in Psychology (2.1 or above) giving eligibility for Graduate membership of BPS
- Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS and giving eligibility for membership of the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Eligibility for chartered status with the BPS
Desirable qualifications and experience:
- Experience of working with adults with complex mental health problems
- Experience of working with perinatal presentations
- Experience of working with families impacted by mental health
- Trained in EMDR/trauma-focused CBT
The salary for this post is £66,274 to £73,496 per annum.