Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) in Salford. We are seeking to recruit a Senior Clinical Psychologist, who will take a senior role within PAIRS to support with the Best Start for Life perinatal and parent-infant relationships delivery plan. The successful candidate must be passionate about early intervention and have experience and knowledge of working with infants and their parents. You must have a working knowledge of CAMHs or Adult Mental Health Services and have an understanding of assessing risk in the perinatal period, including Safeguarding. Under supervision you will be expected to manage your own case load to provide high quality assessment, formulation and interventions to meet the needs of parents and infants accessing PAIRS. You will support the development of the team and the wider professional network through consultation, training and supervision. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of professional who are dedicated to providing the best possible care for parents and their infants in Salford.
Main duties of the job
Are you a Clinical Psychologist passionate about working with parents and their infants from conception up to the age of 2? Are you interested in working in an expanding service, alongside local colleagues and partners working with infants and parents? If you are enthusiastic about helping this important client group, at a time of national developments for parents and infants, then this post will be an excellent opportunity for you.
The post holder will work as part of the Parent and Infant Relationship Service in Salford, supporting parents and infants to receive appropriate relational support for themselves and their babies. The post holder will contribute to the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist service to infants under 2 years and their families within PAIRS and contribute towards the Family Hubs Best Start for Life perinatal and parent infant relationships delivery plan.
The post holder will autonomously manage a caseload, providing a range of high-quality care appropriate to the infant and parent's needs; within professional practice guidelines and a structured supervision framework. Duties may include consultation, training and supervision to professionals working in early years to promote parent-infant mental health and relationships.
For further information please contact Dr. Becky Wynne - PAIRS Clinical Lead - 07890425756
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral degree or equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist.
- Registration as a clinical psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCP)
Desirable
- additional training in evidence based early years intervention
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work cope in stressful situations/ professionalism
- Plan and prioritise own caseload
- Skills in delivering and evaluating evidence based interventions with infants and their families
- Formulation skills
- Skills in risk assessment in context of parent infant mental health
- Sensitivity and ability to work with people from different backgrounds
- Accurate record keeping
Desirable
- Positive approach to own CPD
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range. oExperience of work in children's early intervention services. oExperience of multidisciplinary teamwork oExperience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Experience of work/ knowledge of parent-infant relationships/ mental health
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Knowledge of legislation
- Experience of teaching and training
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience in evidence based intervention in perinatal period
- Experience of working in a parent-infant mental health/parent infant relationship service
- Knowledge of professionals systems involved in work with children
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral degree or equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist.
- Registration as a clinical psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCP)
Desirable
- additional training in evidence based early years intervention
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work cope in stressful situations/ professionalism
- Plan and prioritise own caseload
- Skills in delivering and evaluating evidence based interventions with infants and their families
- Formulation skills
- Skills in risk assessment in context of parent infant mental health
- Sensitivity and ability to work with people from different backgrounds
- Accurate record keeping
Desirable
- Positive approach to own CPD
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range. oExperience of work in children's early intervention services. oExperience of multidisciplinary teamwork oExperience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Experience of work/ knowledge of parent-infant relationships/ mental health
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Knowledge of legislation
- Experience of teaching and training
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience in evidence based intervention in perinatal period
- Experience of working in a parent-infant mental health/parent infant relationship service
- Knowledge of professionals systems involved in work with children
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).
