Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist / Parent Infant Psychotherapist
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Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- Experience of developing clinical pathways
- Experience of offering reflective practice and peer supervision
desirable
Essential criteria
- Additional parent infant therapeutic training, eg VIG, Watch Wait & Wonder, CARE Index
Desirable criteria
- experience of working in community settings such as childrens centres, Sure Start, nurseries
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Paula Magee
- Job title
- Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07957319311
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