Job overview

Are you a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist passionate about perinatal mental health? Are you looking to work within a specialist team where you will be supported by other psychological professionals? We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing team of psychological professionals working in perinatal community services in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. The successful applicant will work within an established and experienced MDT to provide psychological intervention to service users within the Parent and Baby Service. You will also have close links with Lotus, the Maternal Mental Health Service. 

We offer excellent clinical supervision and support. There are a wide range of CPD opportunities available. The post will be based at the Parent and Baby Unit in Shelton, Stoke on Trent, however this is a hybrid role with the option for some remote working.

You will be supported by the Consultant, Principal and Senior Clinical Psychologists within the team, joining an experienced and friendly Multi-Disciplinary Team. You will also work closely with our Specialist Psychological Therapists and our Assistant Psychologist.

Perinatal mental health services are expanding nationally and we are fully prepared to support clinicians who are moving to a new speciality, as well as welcoming those who are experienced in perinatal mental health.

Main duties of the job

This is a preceptorship post where we will support development into a Senior Clinical Psychologist post. Alternatively, we will consider appointment into a Senior Clinical Psychologist post if this is more suited to the successful candidate.

The Parent and Baby Day Service is a specialist perinatal secondary mental health service. The service is interested in the prevention, detection and management of perinatal problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year. These problems can include new difficulties, recurrences of previous difficulties, and those women who have existing mental health problems. The team at the Parent and Baby Day Service provides a comprehensive service of high intensity with customised treatments for parents with psychological disorders associated with pregnancy and childbirth. Psychology is well integrated, valued and respected by the team. 

Lotus provide support for women/birthing people and their families who are looking for help with their mental health which has been significantly affected by pregnancy loss, tokophobia, birth trauma or trauma in a neonatal care setting. This service is psychology led and includes specialist midwifery within the MDT.

Working for our organisation

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. 

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.  For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan.  As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”. 

 The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.