The Essex Maternal Mental Health Service ( MMHS), By your side launched in October 2024 aims to integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy for women and birthing parents experiencing mental health difficulties arising from, or directly related to, the maternity experience.
A fully therapeutic service is offered since June 2024 for women and birthing parents accessing the 5 maternity units across Essex.
This service has been providing targeted care and support to those women and birthing parents whose needs are not currently being met in other services, including those who have experienced trauma and loss in the perinatal period and who are not eligible for specialist perinatal mental health services.
For this role, bases are across Rochford- Ashingdon- Southend
Hybrid working of both face to face and online working is encouraged as well as home visiting when indicated.
We are looking for Psychological therapist (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist/Psychotherapist) to provide maternity cover for 12 months on a fixed term basis to cover the locations of Rochford- Ashingdon- Southend.
They will provide psychological assessment and evidence based psychological therapy to women who experience moderate to severe mental health difficulties following birth trauma, perinatal loss (including early miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death).
You will workcollaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team of specialist maternal mental health midwives to provide a specialist, trauma-informed psychological service.
We are looking to recruit an experienced psychological therapist who has experience of working with people with trauma and/or loss to join our supportive and passionate team.
There will be regular clinical supervision from the Clinical Lead/Principal Practitioner Psychologist.
About usThe MMHS is part of the broader community perinatal mental health service offer as well as siting within the EPUT Psychological Service Directorate. You will be part of a larger team of psychologists and psychological therapists specialising in perinatal mental health and you will receive support from the Clinical Lead.
Experience of working with trauma and loss is essential for this role.
Please see attached Job description and specification for details regarding the responsibilities and tasks of this role.
The Essex Maternal Mental Health Service ( MMHS), By your side launched in October 2024 aims to integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy for women and birthing parents experiencing mental health difficulties arising from, or directly related to, the maternity experience.
A fully therapeutic service is offered since June 2024 for women and birthing parents accessing the 5 maternity units across Essex.
This service has been providing targeted care and support to those women and birthing parents whose needs are not currently being met in other services, including those who have experienced trauma and loss in the perinatal period and who are not eligible for specialist perinatal mental health services.
For this role, bases are across Rochford- Ashingdon- Southend
Hybrid working of both face to face and online working is encouraged as well as home visiting when indicated.
We are looking for Psychological therapist (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist/Psychotherapist) to provide maternity cover for 12 months on a fixed term basis to cover the locations of Rochford- Ashingdon- Southend.
They will provide psychological assessment and evidence based psychological therapy to women who experience moderate to severe mental health difficulties following birth trauma, perinatal loss (including early miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death).
You will workcollaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team of specialist maternal mental health midwives to provide a specialist, trauma-informed psychological service.
We are looking to recruit an experienced psychological therapist who has experience of working with people with trauma and/or loss to join our supportive and passionate team.
There will be regular clinical supervision from the Clinical Lead/Principal Practitioner Psychologist.
The MMHS is part of the broader community perinatal mental health service offer as well as siting within the EPUT Psychological Service Directorate. You will be part of a larger team of psychologists and psychological therapists specialising in perinatal mental health and you will receive support from the Clinical Lead.
Experience of working with trauma and loss is essential for this role.
Please see attached Job description and specification for details regarding the responsibilities and tasks of this role.