Parent Infant Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join Wigan Building Attachment and Bonds Support, a Parent-Infant Mental Health Service located within Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust. Our service works with infants and their parents/carers from pregnancy up to 3 years of age. We are a small supportive multi-disciplinary team who are committed to providing high quality care to infants and their families in Wigan.

The advertised post is a recruit to train fixed term 12-month role involving 2 days per week on the Postgraduate certificate in Psychological Therapies with Children and Young People: Working with 0-2s Pathway. The course will involve teaching and supervision in PIMH assessment, formulation and Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) at the Psychological Therapies Training Centre at Prestwich Hospital. Your remaining time be based within the service providing a clinical service to families including offering VIG.

We are seeking to recruit a Parent Infant Mental Health Practitioner who is passionate about early intervention and parent/carer-infant relationships. We welcome applications from Social Workers, Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Occupational Therapist's and Speech and Language Therapists.

Main duties of the job

  • To manage a caseload of families with complex mental health and social care needs.
  • Offer specialist assessments, facilitate drop in's, co-deliver groups, triage referrals and offer parent & professional consultations
  • Ensure that interventions are planned in an integrated and co-ordinated manner particularly where dependent on other external agencies identified through supervision or complex case discussion.
  • To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.
  • Following consultation be responsible for developing care packages including assessing, planning, intervention and evaluation. Ensuring active involvement of parents and infants
  • Use evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
  • Attend complex case discussions
  • Take part in clinical & managerial supervision

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Date posted

02 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-6533487

Job locations

Claire House

Phoenix Way, Ince

Wigan

WN34NW


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with an appropriate professional body (ie Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Health Visitor, psychotherapy, psychology) Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or willingness to undertake training.

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism Educational qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of infant, child & adolescent development and of family functioning

Desirable

  • Experience of working with early years
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with an appropriate professional body (ie Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Health Visitor, psychotherapy, psychology) Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or willingness to undertake training.

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism Educational qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of infant, child & adolescent development and of family functioning

Desirable

  • Experience of working with early years

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Claire House

Phoenix Way, Ince

Wigan

WN34NW


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Claire House

Phoenix Way, Ince

Wigan

WN34NW


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead

Dr Catherine Corker

catherine.corker@gmmh.nhs.uk

01942764448

Date posted

02 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-6533487

Job locations

Claire House

Phoenix Way, Ince

Wigan

WN34NW


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