Highly Specialist Perinatal Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Gloucester is seeking a Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist for a part-time role focusing on delivering specialist assessments and interventions for perinatal mental health. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in systemic working and a commitment to collaborative care. Benefits include 27 days leave plus bank holidays, training opportunities, and NHS pension. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Free car parking

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Broad range of training and development opportunities

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Significant experience in systemic working across health and social care settings.
• Confidence and willingness to work alongside a range of other professionals.
• A commitment to collaborative and culturally responsive practice.
• Confidence in facilitating training and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Delivering specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
• Providing specialist consultation and supervision to professionals.
• Leading initiatives to promote psychologically informed practice.
• Contributing to strategic planning and quality improvement.

Skills

Systemic working across health and social care

Collaborative practice

Psychological advice and supervision

Facilitating specialist training

Job description

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking “what matters to you”. We are passionate about ensuring everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we continually work to support healthy, happy, high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join our well-established, multi-disciplinary team within the Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS). This post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of psychologically informed systems of care for women, infants, and families during the perinatal period. The PMHS provides evidence-based, specialist mental health care to women experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, the service works in close collaboration with adult mental health services, maternity care, primary care, and social services to ensure integrated, trauma-informed support across the care pathway.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering specialist psychological assessments and interventions to individuals, dyads (parent-infant), and families presenting with complex mental health needs.


• Providing specialist consultation, supervision, support and training to professionals across the perinatal and wider mental health system.


• Leading initiatives to promote psychologically informed practice and service development across multi-agency teams.


• Contributing to strategic planning and quality improvement within the PMHS and the broader care system.

Applicant Qualifications and Experience

• Significant experience in systemic working across health and social care settings.


• Confidence and willingness to work alongside a range of other professionals to provide psychological advice, supervision, formulation and consultation.


• A commitment to collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive practice.


• Confidence in facilitating specialist training, reflective practice, and professional development activities.


• Willingness and ability to travel across Gloucestershire as required.

Benefits and Development Opportunities

• Free car parking at many of our sites.


• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.


• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.


• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all newly qualified staff.


• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours.


• Flexible, family-friendly and agile working opportunities.
Recognition and long service awards.

• Fast track physiotherapy.


• Our Wellbeing line.


• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Government's UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas.