Highly Specialised Psychological Therapist, Infant Bereavement. in Chelmsford inChelmsford PUBLISHED FRI 31 JAN 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
Are you interested in joining a new Psychological Therapies Service within a hospital setting working alongside Bereavement Midwives and Neonatal nurses. This post is the culmination of a four year pilot service which has now secured permanent funding and supports patients/parents experiencing the emotional impact of Infant Bereavement and pregnancy after loss. Supporting the Management Team Lead for Infant Bereavement you could play an integral part developing this provision within a creative and enthusiastic team.
We are very excited to invite applications for a newly created permanent 2 day a week Band 8A post in our Paediatric Psychological Therapies team. The Psychological Therapies Team is a growing, unique hospital-based psychological service. Having established an excellent reputation over the years, offering treatment for both inpatients and outpatients from a wide range of medical specialties, we are now able to develop the Infant Bereavement and Pregnancy after Loss team and expand across all three hospital sites within Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a vibrant multidisciplinary team which includes, child and adolescent psychotherapists, counsellors, clinical and counselling psychologists, psychotherapists, art therapists, mental health liaison staff and administrators.
You will deliver a new service providing specialist support to patients/parents who have experienced Infant Bereavement and Pregnancy after loss. In addition, you will provide clinical supervision and support staff through reflective practice.
We are looking for a skilled, experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual, who is resilient and flexible and able to meet the challenge of this complex work. We require a fully accredited and qualified candidate who is able to work on their own initiative, as well as in a supportive team with a displayed interest in the link between physical and psychological health. This is a rare opportunity to join and grow our service for the future and would be ideal for a colleague who is keen to develop their leadership skills whilst retaining opportunities to deliver clinical work.
Interviews will be in two stages to give candidates a clear idea of the post and for us to experience them in both group and individual settings.
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