L&SC RTS Psychological Therapist - Counsellor/CBT Therapist

Do you have empathy and passion to support women experiencing birth fear, trauma, and perinatal loss? Do you have experience of working within perinatal services or an interest in perinatal mental health or willingness to learn more about working within this field? Are you looking for flexibility that involves remote working, as well as face to face? We are looking for 1.83 WTE Counsellor/Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (with EMDR), on a permanent basis, within… a team of like-minded, compassionate and enthusiastic people who are keen to make a difference to women and their families to join our award winning service.

You will have an excellent understanding of the issues impacting women alongside relevant knowledge and skills, which you will use to manage, develop and care for pregnant and new mothers with complex mental health needs, in particular tokophobia, birth-related and complex trauma and perinatal loss

You will be responsible for providing psychological support and care to a defined group of women, in partnership with Maternity, Mental Health and (or) Health Visiting, VCFSE and the wider RTS team. You will work closely with women and their families to formulate treatment plans and co-ordinate their care based on their individual needs

You will provide a link between the maternity service and other services involved in mental health care for women, including the local primary care therapy service (Talking Therapy) and the Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. You will ensure that relevant pathways, policies and processes for women with, or at risk of, mental illness are implemented and audited. This will involve working with a range of professionals, services, and agencies. You will be an innovative practitioner and an effective change agent, promoting evidence-based practice

You will support your colleagues through coordinating and providing training/awareness raising and guidance in maternal mental health for key partner agencies and other providers, to enable them to deliver holistic care that optimises emotional wellbeing alongside mental and physical health

Proposed interview dates 17th or 18th November

Lancashire and South Cumbria Reproductive Trauma Service are recruiting

The NHS Long Term Plan commitment for perinatal mental health includes new Maternal Mental Health Services (MMHS). These services aim to integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy, offering mental health assessment and intervention for women experiencing mental health difficulties arising from, or related to, the maternity experience (e.g., PTSD following birth trauma, perinatal loss or severe fear of childbirth/tokophobia). There is also an emphasis on how these services can contribute to providing staff support within maternity, which is crucial to the delivery of trauma and psychologically informed care.

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