Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and passionate Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse to join Tameside and Glossop Early Attachment Service.
The Perinatal Infant Mental Health Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse will hold a key role in supporting the delivery of the Early Attachment Service 'Best Start for Life' Perinatal Mental Health and Parent-Infant Relationship support (mild to moderate) offer within Tameside. This will include providing and evaluating, developmental assessments, group and individual interventions, and ongoing support for families and infants under five (with a focus on antenatal to two years old) within the community. They will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team collaborating widely with many professional colleagues in Health and Local Authority settings to provide high quality care to families across Tameside.
Main duties of the job
Key elements of this role include:o Liaising with VCSE organisations that support families in the communityo Supporting women and their infants to attend community groupso Develop and co- facilitating therapeutic group activitieso Develop, coordinate, facilitate and evaluate therapeutic interventions in collaboration with families as part of an individualised plan of care.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Early Attachment Service is commissioned to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of all infants and young children, up to 5 years of age, in Tameside and Glossop. We have close links with Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership, Maternity, Neonatal service, Adult mental health, Perinatal mental health, Social care and the voluntary sector. Our friendly and innovative team offers high-quality therapeutic support, assessment and treatment for families experiencing moderate to severe, complex and/ or enduring difficulties in their early relationships. We use our expertise to help the local workforce to understand and support parent-infant relationships. This may be offered through training, consultation and/or supervision to other professionals to enable a shared understanding and language. Using the THRIVE model we have led the borough in developing integrated perinatal and parent-infant mental health services for parents and children under five. We have received wide recognition for good practice and forward thinking from other professionals and services around the country. The Tameside model is currently being replicated across the other nine boroughs in Greater Manchester. We are committed to supporting our staff in their development with access to CPD opportunities, a robust clinical and management supervision structure, and access to an in-house training programme covering key areas of clinical practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities To advise, support and communicate effectively with parents and theirfamilies on all aspects of infant care and development. Working in partnership to help them promote positive infant wellbeing and development, and to make informed decisions about their infants care.
To organise and co-facilitate therapeutic group sessions with a view topromoting positive parent-infant relationships, and parent and infant emotional wellbeing. To work in an evidenced based approach, completing individualisedprogrammes of care. To work in partnership with the family and Multidisciplinary Team. To provide the nursery nurse perspective within the MDT, ensuring theemotional, relational and practical care of the infant is promoted.
To incorporate evidenced based practice drawn from the fields of perinatal and parent-infant mental health and more general childcare, into the assessment, planning and implementation of care To contribute to EAS multi-agency training providing a parent-infantdevelopment and mental health perspective.
To use skilled observation to understand the mental health needs ofparents and infants and to contribute to the MDT assessment andunderstanding of the needs of parents and infants and identificationrelationship concerns.
To provide practical and emotional support to help parents prepare for the transition into parenthood. To supporting partners, co-parents, siblings, and wider family membersprior to arrival of the baby. To use and understand psychoanalytic and attachment theory and current child development research to support parents with bonding throughpregnancy. To be alert to parents who are a high risk of harm to themselves, others, or their babies and communicate concerns. To be alert to babies whose communication and development suggests acause for concern. To work within the guidance outlined in the Integrated Perinatal Parent-Infant Mental Health Pathway. To engage in and contribute to the ongoing Care Plan Review Meetings, and Child In need and Case Conferences
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities To advise, support and communicate effectively with parents and theirfamilies on all aspects of infant care and development. Working in partnership to help them promote positive infant wellbeing and development, and to make informed decisions about their infants care.
To organise and co-facilitate therapeutic group sessions with a view topromoting positive parent-infant relationships, and parent and infant emotional wellbeing. To work in an evidenced based approach, completing individualisedprogrammes of care. To work in partnership with the family and Multidisciplinary Team. To provide the nursery nurse perspective within the MDT, ensuring theemotional, relational and practical care of the infant is promoted.
To incorporate evidenced based practice drawn from the fields of perinatal and parent-infant mental health and more general childcare, into the assessment, planning and implementation of care To contribute to EAS multi-agency training providing a parent-infantdevelopment and mental health perspective.
To use skilled observation to understand the mental health needs ofparents and infants and to contribute to the MDT assessment andunderstanding of the needs of parents and infants and identificationrelationship concerns.
To provide practical and emotional support to help parents prepare for the transition into parenthood. To supporting partners, co-parents, siblings, and wider family membersprior to arrival of the baby. To use and understand psychoanalytic and attachment theory and current child development research to support parents with bonding throughpregnancy. To be alert to parents who are a high risk of harm to themselves, others, or their babies and communicate concerns. To be alert to babies whose communication and development suggests acause for concern. To work within the guidance outlined in the Integrated Perinatal Parent-Infant Mental Health Pathway. To engage in and contribute to the ongoing Care Plan Review Meetings, and Child In need and Case Conferences
Person Specification
Education/Training
Essential
- NNEB Diploma in Childcare, BTEC or equivalent childcare qualification
Desirable
- Additional training in Infant Communication and Mental Health interventions eg NBO/NBAS, Solihull Approach, sensory babies, baby bonding, watch wait and wonder, watch me play. NVQ 3 or 4 in childcare
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with infants, toddlers and their families Experience of working with parents with mental health difficulties Experience of working with parents and infants/toddlers in groups Experience of working with parent and infant/toddler relationship difficulties Experience of promoting positive mental health and wellbeing messages for parents, infants and toddlers Experience of Multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience of promoting messages about Infant Communication and parental wellbeing in a multi-agency setting Experience of delivering or co-delivering parent infant mental health interventions eg NBO/NBAS, Solihull Approach, sensory babies, baby bonding, watch wait and wonder, watch me play.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of working: o With infants and families o Within safeguarding and processes o How to support evidence based health promotion o child development Demonstrates an understanding of attachment theory and the importance of parentinfant/toddler relationship to healthy development Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of parent's mental health and wellbeing on their relationships with their baby/toddler
Desirable
- o I.T. Skills o Presentation skills o Basic paediatric Life support o Using assessment and outcome measures
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assist in creating a safe and stimulating environment, which enables babies to reach their developmental milestones. Ability to contribute to the promotion of the mother/baby relationship, interactions, and bonding. Ability to manage information within the Service and to work in a manner that ensures confidentiality and security of this information. Ability to advise parents on infant communication, baby cues and ways to develop routines for their baby.Demonstrates excellent and highly developed communication skills both written and verbal. Enthusiasm and ability to work both independently and as part of a team and maintain positive working relationships. IT skills, knowledge, and appreciation Demonstrates ability to work independently whilst aware of limitations of role
Desirable
- Enthusiastic and proactive attitude Experience of public speaking/ teaching experience
work related circumstances
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Education/Training
Essential
- NNEB Diploma in Childcare, BTEC or equivalent childcare qualification
Desirable
- Additional training in Infant Communication and Mental Health interventions eg NBO/NBAS, Solihull Approach, sensory babies, baby bonding, watch wait and wonder, watch me play. NVQ 3 or 4 in childcare
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with infants, toddlers and their families Experience of working with parents with mental health difficulties Experience of working with parents and infants/toddlers in groups Experience of working with parent and infant/toddler relationship difficulties Experience of promoting positive mental health and wellbeing messages for parents, infants and toddlers Experience of Multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience of promoting messages about Infant Communication and parental wellbeing in a multi-agency setting Experience of delivering or co-delivering parent infant mental health interventions eg NBO/NBAS, Solihull Approach, sensory babies, baby bonding, watch wait and wonder, watch me play.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of working: o With infants and families o Within safeguarding and processes o How to support evidence based health promotion o child development Demonstrates an understanding of attachment theory and the importance of parentinfant/toddler relationship to healthy development Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of parent's mental health and wellbeing on their relationships with their baby/toddler
Desirable
- o I.T. Skills o Presentation skills o Basic paediatric Life support o Using assessment and outcome measures
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assist in creating a safe and stimulating environment, which enables babies to reach their developmental milestones. Ability to contribute to the promotion of the mother/baby relationship, interactions, and bonding. Ability to manage information within the Service and to work in a manner that ensures confidentiality and security of this information. Ability to advise parents on infant communication, baby cues and ways to develop routines for their baby.Demonstrates excellent and highly developed communication skills both written and verbal. Enthusiasm and ability to work both independently and as part of a team and maintain positive working relationships. IT skills, knowledge, and appreciation Demonstrates ability to work independently whilst aware of limitations of role
Desirable
- Enthusiastic and proactive attitude Experience of public speaking/ teaching experience
work related circumstances
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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).
Additional information
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).
