Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen as a result of Start for Life funding to join the well established and valued Parent Infant Psychology Service in Haringey, known as PIPS.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic clinical psychologist or parent infant psychotherapist to head up our multidisciplinary Family Hub team, who comprise of experienced colleagues from midwifery and family nurse partnership.
Main duties of the job
In addition to managing the Family Hub team colleagues, the post will also have clinical sessions to offer parents and babies in the community, and scope to develop therapeutic work.
There is an outreach aspect to this role, and a chance to link with many interesting peer support services and outreach work offered in the borough. We are also considering where we want to develop parent infant therapy for vulnerable babies who have been born premature /spent time in NICU and SCBU and would benefit from therapeutic input on leaving hospital.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities are ensuring a well led and supported multidisciplinary team who are offering innovative and evidence based interventions to parents and babies through the Family Hubs. These include Solihull Antenatal groups, post natal groups for parents and babies, use of VIG with parents and babies and other parent infant support.
There is a training and consultation focus to this post, ensuring that partner agencies feel more confident in assessing and thinking about parents and infant mental health, and helping to triage therapeutic work.
There are opportunities to strengthen our outreach offer and work with partner agencies to develop their therapeutic offer to families in the borough with under 2s.
The successful candidate will be joining a well established Parent Infant Psychology service of Clinical Psychologists and Parent Infant Psychotherapy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities are ensuring a well led and supported multidisciplinary team who are offering innovative and evidence based interventions to parents and babies through the Family Hubs. These include Solihull Antenatal groups, post natal groups for parents and babies, use of VIG with parents and babies and other parent infant support.
There is a training and consultation focus to this post, ensuring that partner agencies feel more confident in assessing and thinking about parents and infant mental health, and helping to triage therapeutic work.
There are opportunities to strengthen our outreach offer and work with partner agencies to develop their therapeutic offer to families in the borough with under 2s.
The successful candidate will be joining a well established Parent Infant Psychology service of Clinical Psychologists and Parent Infant Psychotherapy.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Clinical Psychology training / Parent Infant Psychotherapy training and at least 5 years experience of work with parents and infants
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of working with vulnerable parents and babies
- Strong understanding of safeguarding in this specialist work
Desirable
- Additional training and experience in parent infant models such as VIG, systemic training
- Interest in outreach and innovation in delivering therapy in community settings
essential
Essential
- Working with third sector and outreach teams to enhance parent infant mental health awareness
- Interest and experience in training and consulting with other partner agencies
Desirable
- Experience of developing clinical pathways
- Experience of offering reflective practice and peer supervision
desirable
Essential
- Additional parent infant therapeutic training, eg VIG, Watch Wait & Wonder, CARE Index
Desirable
- experience of working in community settings such as childrens centres, Sure Start, nurseries
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Clinical Psychology training / Parent Infant Psychotherapy training and at least 5 years experience of work with parents and infants
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of working with vulnerable parents and babies
- Strong understanding of safeguarding in this specialist work
Desirable
- Additional training and experience in parent infant models such as VIG, systemic training
- Interest in outreach and innovation in delivering therapy in community settings
essential
Essential
- Working with third sector and outreach teams to enhance parent infant mental health awareness
- Interest and experience in training and consulting with other partner agencies
Desirable
- Experience of developing clinical pathways
- Experience of offering reflective practice and peer supervision
desirable
Essential
- Additional parent infant therapeutic training, eg VIG, Watch Wait & Wonder, CARE Index
Desirable
- experience of working in community settings such as childrens centres, Sure Start, nurseries
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
