Job summary
Essex Parent Infant Mental Health Service - Together With Baby -is looking to recruit a Parent Infant Therapist to join the team to support families living in Essex. The service offers highly specialised assessment and intervention to parents and their infants (0-2yrs), offering support and guidance to improving and strengthening the Parent Infant relationship. The service covers Essex with a mix of urban and rural challenges utilising a small team of psychologists, psychotherapists and parent infant therapists. This post will be 1 day (0.2wte) and will offer a hybrid approach of both virtual working and home visiting. The team base is in Maldon however we welcome applicants from across Essex as we have access to team bases in locations across the county. We welcome applications from people who are interested in this area and have therapeutic experience but not with this client group as we provide a comprehensive training package and specialised supervision
Main duties of the job
The service offers a consultation model and applicant will be expected to support professionals to formulate a family's difficulties and support thinking regarding risk both to the infant and the parent.
Specialist assessment and formulation are integral to the service approach in supporting the understanding of the parent infant relationship difficulties. The applicant will need to draw upon strong therapeutic assessment and formulation skills.
The service offers a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions including Video Interaction approaches. The use of video offer a unique insight to the parent infant relationship and applicants will be expected to use these approaches in their work with families.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to conduct specialised assessment and intervention of parent infant relational difficulties.
To engage in MDT working with team colleagues supporting relational and safeguarding risk plans and careplanning,
To ensure partnership and system wide working to support the growth of infant mental knowledge as well as development of training and consultation.
Please see job description and person specification for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to conduct specialised assessment and intervention of parent infant relational difficulties.
To engage in MDT working with team colleagues supporting relational and safeguarding risk plans and careplanning,
To ensure partnership and system wide working to support the growth of infant mental knowledge as well as development of training and consultation.
Please see job description and person specification for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Practising Psychotherapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist who is fully qualified registered member of the relevant accrediting body e.g. HCPC, UKCP, ACP, BPC or BACP,
Desirable
- Has been trained in parent infant approaches such as VIG, PIP, VIPP, PEMA
Experience
Essential
- Strong experience of working with families and young children
Desirable
- Experience of working with families in the perinatal period
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of infant mental health and the development
Desirable
- Knowledge of risks and vulnerabilities to infant social and emotional wellbeing
Experience
Essential
- Strong experience of working in an MDT
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS or statutory early years provision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Practising Psychotherapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist who is fully qualified registered member of the relevant accrediting body e.g. HCPC, UKCP, ACP, BPC or BACP,
Desirable
- Has been trained in parent infant approaches such as VIG, PIP, VIPP, PEMA
Experience
Essential
- Strong experience of working with families and young children
Desirable
- Experience of working with families in the perinatal period
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of infant mental health and the development
Desirable
- Knowledge of risks and vulnerabilities to infant social and emotional wellbeing
Experience
Essential
- Strong experience of working in an MDT
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS or statutory early years provision
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
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).
