Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist

Job overview

The Perinatal Mental Health Service has a diverse and highly skilled team of perinatal psychological therapists who are committed to providing evidence-based interventions to parents and families that are accessible and acceptable to the diverse South London population. We are recruiting for fixed term cover with the Lambeth Perinatal Community Mental Health Team.

Our psychological workforce and the therapeutic modalities that we offer are a key part of delivering national priorities for perinatal mental health care. This post focuses primarily on delivery of perinatal psychological therapies for parental mental health problems, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). There is a focus on coproduction, quality, supervision and ongoing audit and evaluation, keeping the experience of service users at the heart.

The successful applicant will join a friendly and supportive psychological therapies service that offers opportunities for research and continuing professional development. We are committed to get the best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. Dependent on the role we offer training and development in different therapeutic modalities relevant to the area. Specialist perinatal psychological clinical and professional supervision will be provided from within the service.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Accredited Cognitive Behaviour Therapist to provide psychological assessment and intervention to women, birthing people and families in the perinatal period, as well as contribute to the multi-disciplinary team.

We would like to hear from those who have experience delivering psychological therapies in secondary care or within a MDT setting, and are proficient in delivering NICE concordant interventions for depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis and bipolar affective disorder.

You will ideally have experience of working with parents and families within the perinatal period and / or a keen interest to develop knowledge and skills in this area.  Specialist perinatal supervision will be provided and you will join a friendly and supportive team of specialist perinatal psychologists and psychological therapists.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description for further information.

This post is open to Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists who have the relevant professional registration.  Perinatal mental health experience is desirable but not essential.  Qualification/accreditation in one or more of the following is very relevant, although not essential: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Please note we welcome applications from clinicians approaching qualification in clinical or counselling psychology or cognitive behaviour therapy.