Principal Clinical Psychologist – Perinatal Trauma and Loss Service
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £64,455.00 i £74,896.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Cambridge, CB4 1PR |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9310-26-0144 |
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. To clinically lead on the service delivery and target objectives/priorities of the Maternal Mental Health Service, to ensure the most efficient and effective utilisation and contribution of psychological knowledge and practice. To provide clinical leadership alongside the consultant clinical psychologist in developing and expanding the MMHS and its influence over the wider maternity and perinatal pathways.To undertake highly specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of patients of the service based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems. Formulations and plans for support should incorporate interpersonal, cultural, societal and biological factors. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients in accordance with Trust policy and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management, where appropriate. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of care. To develop effective links with the range of agencies, statutory and non-statutory, involved in providing care and support to clients and families / support networks. To ensure that clients are appropriately consulted about the relevant aspects of their care and are empowered to express their views in a responsive environment. To offer a systemic, reflective, and psychological perspective within the team around our understanding of families as well as team and organisational dynamics. To utilise skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision and to provide supervision to other staffs psychological work as appropriate. To be responsible for the evaluation, monitoring and development of psychological services, operational policies and procedures, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit. Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website