Specialist Maternity Counsellor

Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Saint Marys Hospital ORC Town Manchester Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/01/2026 23:59

An Exciting opportunity has risen for an individual who would like to work as part of the specialist maternity counselling services at Saint Mary's managed clinical service as part of the specialist hospital clinical group. The post holder will be working within a team to develop and co-ordinate the counselling service across the MCS, for parents who have suffered major complications of pregnancy and delivery.

In addition to the clinical service, they will also be responsible for balancing, liaison, and administrative aspects of the counselling service. The post holder must demonstrate a commitment to providing psychological and therapeutic interventions for mothers/fathers and couples on a range of complex and sensitive issues specific to pregnancy, for example (not exclusive to) traumatic birth, tokophobia (fear of labour) pregnancy loss (including termination of pregnancy for foetal/maternal conditions and stillbirth, miscarriage and neonatal loss pregnancy loss), issues surrounding surviving twins/triplets, and support with next pregnancy.

· The post holder will offer face to face or virtual psychological and emotional psychological support to identified families in line with MFT Values and behaviours.

· Undertake assessments of all patients referred at any stage of pregnancy or postpartum, many of whom present with multiple and complex issues (e.g. mental health concerns, psychiatric histories and/or safeguarding concerns) in order to establish appropriateness of treatment including emotional support as and when this is required and risk assessment.

· Carry a caseload of individual (in-patient and out-patient) and couple counselling, providing short, medium and longer term counselling and support as required

· Deliver specialist therapeutic counselling to patients including bereavement and pregnancy loss, next pregnancy support.

· The post holder is responsible and accountable for matters of professional clinical judgement. They may seek advice and guidance as required and appropriate, from liaison psychiatry or other accredited psychotherapy/clinical psychology colleagues and other healthcare specialists

· Maintain professional standards of competence, confidentiality and conduct consistent with those set out in the professional code of conduct as drawn up by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or other recognised professional counselling/psychotherapy body and appropriate ethical frameworks

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