Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

The post holder will work as part of the Maternal Mental Health Service and the Department of Physical Health Psychology. The MMHS offers specialist psychological input across North Cumbria to people who have psychological difficulties relating to, and arising from, their experience of pregnancy and childbirth.

The North Cumbria MMHS integrates a psychological resource in the maternity pathway and will contribute to training and supervision of maternity staff. Direct referrals are accepted for the following presentations, where these difficulties are considered moderate to severe in terms of clinical complexity:

- PTSD and trauma occurring in the maternity, perinatal or neonatal context, which is significantly impacting day to day functioning, feelings about pregnancy and the baby, or maternity care.
- PTSD and trauma relating to loss (including multiple miscarriages, perinatal loss or termination of pregnancy) occurring in the maternal, perinatal or neonatal context,, which is significantly impacting day to day functioning, feelings about pregnancy and the baby, or maternity care.
- Severe fear and phobia of pregnancy, childbirth, foetal medicine, hospitals, or other medical settings, which is impacting on decisions about reproduction and pregnancy.