Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in Family Safeguarding

The Family Safeguarding Parent Mental Health Service is delivered by Psychologists employed by Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (MPFT) and embedded within Telford County Council's Family Safeguarding Service. The service aims to provide timely mental health assessments, risk evaluations, and evidence-based psychological interventions for parents involved in child protection, who may otherwise struggle to access mental health services. The post involves working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including Children's Social Workers, Drug and Alcohol Recovery Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, and Strengthening Families., In the post you will:

• provide psychological assessment and evidence based interventions including a range of group and individual psychological interventions
• provide psychological assessment and interventions in relation to the impact of mental health difficulties in relation to parenting.
• provide specialist support, guidance and consultation on clients' psychological care to other multi-disciplinary professionals
• work closely with both psychological therapies staff and other non-psychological therapy colleagues
• work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures
• utilise research skills for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service
• provide clinical supervision for Assistant Psychologists, B7 therapists / psychologists and trainees.
  
  Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.