Psychological Therapist - Prestwich, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Prestwich, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Are you looking for a rewarding role within a Supportive Dynamic Team?
Would you like to be part of a team that celebrates achievements and values everyone's contributions and ideas?

Where being Trauma Informed is not only about Clinical Practice, but also about how we function as a team and support each other.

Would you like to join a team where there are opportunities for further training and development?
Would you like to be at the forefront of delivering a new service?
Which is keen for innovative, creative, and passionate ideas.
If so then we have some exciting news.

The Maternal Mental Health Service is rapidly expanding and we are looking to recruit new team members to join a supportive and nurturing team delivering high quality talking therapies to people who have experienced Perinatal Trauma and/or Perinatal Loss.

The successful post holder will join this exciting new development in perinatal mental health services, taking a key leadership role in supporting the expansion of the Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS).

The post holder will join an exciting new development in perinatal mental health services, taking a role in supporting the expansion of the Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS).

These are new services which support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and aim to integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy for women experiencing mental health difficulties directly arising from or related to the maternity experience.

It is expected MMHS will improve the levels of psychological support and care provided to women and families who have experienced loss and trauma in relation to their
perinatal/neonatal/maternity experiences.

The post holder will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, intervention and therapy to women referred to the MMHS at the same time as offering supervision and consultation on client's psychological care to non psychology colleagues as and when required.

The post holder will be able to work autonomously within professional guidelines to be able to deliver interventions to help
women and families who have experienced loss and trauma. They will also be able to contribute to research and audit, policy and service development within the service. They will be supported by a Principal Clinical Psychologist and a Senior Clinical Psychologist who will
provide professional and clinical supervision

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work.

From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

To contribute to the service delivery and target For Employment Services Use Only:

objectives/priorities of the Maternal Mental Health Service, to ensure the most efficient and effective
utilisation and contribution of psychological knowledge and practice

To undertake highly specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, selfreport measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and

semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

To formulate and implement plans in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Service team members for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of patients of the service based

upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems. This should take into account the implications of sensory and cultural issues, and physical health needs. Methods employed are based
upon evidence of efficacy and NICE recommendations.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, families, and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. Clients may present with a range of mental health difficulties but there will be a particular focus on complex and singleevent trauma and provision must include NICErecommended interventions for psychological trauma.
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