Job summary
Community Perinatal Parent Infant Practitioner. Band 4 (band 5 progression post) 37.5 hours
Location covered by post; Mid and Northeast Hampshire
The Community Perinatal Mental Health Service currently has an exciting opportunity to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic parent infant practitioner to join the Team. The parent infant practitioner role is a pivotal one within the multidisciplinary perinatal team with a varied and diverse profile of interventions offered to women/birthing people and their families at a very crucial time of the parent and child life. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance family wellbeing within this mental health specialist area
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Perinatal Community Mental Health Team provides mental health support and services for women/birthing people and their families during pregnancy and up to 24 months after birth. The team prioritizes women/birthing people with moderate to severe and complex mental health needs. The service also provides consultation for advice, information and signposting for women/birthing people with a less severe mental illness in the perinatal period to primary care providers including GPs Health visitors and maternity services as well as the women themselves
The successful post holder will be part of an innovative service providing specialist assessment, support and treatment for women/birthing people and their families
Main duties of the job
Your main responsibilities would be to work as a team player
Provide practical support to antenatal and postnatal women birthing people in the community
Support women birthing people in enhancing the attachment and bonding process
Always provide a high quality of care and emotional support
Provide families with best practice in baby care
Provide advice and support on all aspects of baby care
Participate in assessment of needs planning implementation and evaluation of care programmes for women birthing people and their babies
Maintain confidentiality and adhere the Trusts Policies and Procedures
Help supporting families to understand Babys perspective
You will have opportunity to work in a supportive and highly skilled Parent infant practitioner cohort within the wider perinatal multidisciplinary team
You will be expected to visit women birthing people in their own homes or at other premises therefore, car driver is essential for this role. You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical ResponsibilitiesProvide perinatal support to antenatal and postnatal women/birthing people in the community promoting and modelling a high standard of care at all times within the birth to five frameworkParticipate in the assessment of needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of Care programmes for women/birthing people and their babiesTo maintain confidentiality and adhere to local polices at all times in line with Trust PolicyProvide practical and emotional support to help women/birthing people prepare the transition into parent hoodSupporting partners, siblings and wider family members prior to babys arrivalEnhancing the attachment and bonding process through pregnancy using current researchEnhancing the attachment and bonding process through followingInterventions/models/principles (training provided where required)Help supporting families to understand babys perspectiveBaby MassageMother and Baby WRAPTalking, playing and interacting with your babyVideo interactive GuidanceNewborn Observation (NBO)Newborn baby assessmentGro Brain babyGro brain toddlerFive to ThriveBaby YogaWorking with babies and toddlers up to 2 yearsPractical Baby careProviding advice and practical support on feeding and promoting breast feeding where possibleBathing, dressing and changingSettling, soothing and sleepDealing with cryingAwareness of handling baby and head safetyHelp provide a safe and stimulating home environment for babies and childrenBest practise in baby careTo liaise regularly with community based nursery nurses, health visitors and other professionals involved in the families careProvide advice and support as required on age appropriate play and child developmentSupporting families with common baby issues, and signposting as neededEncouraging social networksOpportunity to run parent groups to encourage socialization and signposting to local childrens centresTo provide practical advice to women/birthing people on establishing patterns and routines to care for their babySign post and assist in attending current parenting programmes at local childrens centresIdentify local age appropriate play opportunitiesSafeguardingTo liaise with other professionals on matters related to safeguarding issuesTo maintain timely and accurate records in line with trust PolicyTo provide information Conferences or court hearings as required and to give information relating to the specific cases. These will be within the context of the children Act 1989 and local child Protection procedures
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical ResponsibilitiesProvide perinatal support to antenatal and postnatal women/birthing people in the community promoting and modelling a high standard of care at all times within the birth to five frameworkParticipate in the assessment of needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of Care programmes for women/birthing people and their babiesTo maintain confidentiality and adhere to local polices at all times in line with Trust PolicyProvide practical and emotional support to help women/birthing people prepare the transition into parent hoodSupporting partners, siblings and wider family members prior to babys arrivalEnhancing the attachment and bonding process through pregnancy using current researchEnhancing the attachment and bonding process through followingInterventions/models/principles (training provided where required)Help supporting families to understand babys perspectiveBaby MassageMother and Baby WRAPTalking, playing and interacting with your babyVideo interactive GuidanceNewborn Observation (NBO)Newborn baby assessmentGro Brain babyGro brain toddlerFive to ThriveBaby YogaWorking with babies and toddlers up to 2 yearsPractical Baby careProviding advice and practical support on feeding and promoting breast feeding where possibleBathing, dressing and changingSettling, soothing and sleepDealing with cryingAwareness of handling baby and head safetyHelp provide a safe and stimulating home environment for babies and childrenBest practise in baby careTo liaise regularly with community based nursery nurses, health visitors and other professionals involved in the families careProvide advice and support as required on age appropriate play and child developmentSupporting families with common baby issues, and signposting as neededEncouraging social networksOpportunity to run parent groups to encourage socialization and signposting to local childrens centresTo provide practical advice to women/birthing people on establishing patterns and routines to care for their babySign post and assist in attending current parenting programmes at local childrens centresIdentify local age appropriate play opportunitiesSafeguardingTo liaise with other professionals on matters related to safeguarding issuesTo maintain timely and accurate records in line with trust PolicyTo provide information Conferences or court hearings as required and to give information relating to the specific cases. These will be within the context of the children Act 1989 and local child Protection procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CACHE Level 3
- Diploma in childcare & Education (NNEB)
- Diploma in childcare Studies (BTEC)
- NVQ Level 3 in childcare & Education
Desirable
- Knowledge of child protection issues
- Safeguarding level 3
- Evidence of further professional development
- First Aid
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children
Desirable
- Previous work within Mother and baby setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CACHE Level 3
- Diploma in childcare & Education (NNEB)
- Diploma in childcare Studies (BTEC)
- NVQ Level 3 in childcare & Education
Desirable
- Knowledge of child protection issues
- Safeguarding level 3
- Evidence of further professional development
- First Aid
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children
Desirable
- Previous work within Mother and baby setting
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.
