Job overview

Do you have an interest in perinatal mental health and willingness to learn more about working within this field? 

If so, we are seeking to recruit a psychology graduate for a full-time assistant psychologist post within our Perinatal Community Mental Health Team.  Applicants must have excellent literacy and numeracy skills, a psychology degree with 2.1 or above and be eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society. Travel is part of the role and being a car driver is essential. 

The PCMHT offers specialist mental health input to women and their babies antenatally and postnatally. The mothers we work with present with a range of mental health and attachment difficulties including depression and anxiety, bonding disorder, PTSD, complex trauma, emotion regulation difficulties, bipolar mood and postpartum psychosis.  We cover the whole of Norfolk and Waveney and comprise of a full multi-disciplinary team including medics, nurses, nursery nurses, peer support workers, social workers, occupational therapist and psychological therapists. We work alongside the Norfolk mother and baby unit (MBU), MBU Outreach, Lotus maternal therapeutic outreach service, PAIRS (parent and infant relationship service) and NHS Talking Therapies. We liaise closely with midwives and health visitors in the community and at the hospital, social services and early years services.  

Main duties of the job

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
 
To carry out protocol based psychological assessments of patients, including 
neuropsychological tests, self- report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured 
observations and semi- structured interviews with patients and others involved in their care, 
under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist. 
   
To assist in the formulation and delivery of patient care involving the psychological treatment 
and/or management of a patient’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified clinical 
psychologist. 
 
Where required and appropriate, to assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic 
groups, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist. 
 
Where required and appropriate, to prepare psychology reports, under the supervision of a 
qualified clinical psychologist. 
 
Where required and appropriate, to attend and contribute to appropriate multi- disciplinary 
meetings. 
 
To discharge statutory social care functions as delegated under section 75 agreement with 
Norfolk County Council for Service Users and Carers on behalf of the organisation (For Norfolk 
Service Users only) 
 
To provide appropriate health and social care interventions according to service users recovery 
goals (For Norfolk Service Users only) 
 
To assess health and social care needs as part of an integrated team, and 
implement/commission packages of care where appropriate.  (For Norfolk Service Users only) 
 

Working for our organisation

At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.