Early Years Practitioner

Job summary

To work as an early years practitioner (within small team of eyps) for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust Perinatal Mental Health Team.

PMHT assists mothers with moderate to severe mental health needs, and the role will be supporting them to care for their babies, to ensure the physical and emotional needs of baby are met, and to support them to engage in activities that promote the mother and infant bond and relationship.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the multidisciplinary perinatal mental health team, the EYPs work alongside clinical staff to promote recovery of mothers mental health using a variety of interventions to promote attachment to baby (eg: baby massage).

These interventions could be with mothers on 1 to 1 basis, or may be in a group setting (eg: our EYPS run a weaning group).

Working in collaboration with other staff within the team, as well as those external agencies, and other professionals involved (eg: health visitors, or social care staff).

Assisting PMHT in meeting the needs of both children and their families, by undertaking delegated duties that support and enable family centred care.

Reporting back to and working under the supervision of qualified practitioners to develop, modify or implement interventions.

To be responsible for own administrative and clerical work as necessary.

Enhancing the attachment and bonding process, by helping families understand the baby's perspective.

Encouraging talking, playing and interaction as well as providing advice or support on practical baby care, eg: bathing, sleeping, dealing with crying etc.

About us

CWPT deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services and are proud to serve communities across the whole of Coventry and Warwickshire.

Our perinatal mental health team is a national award winning specialist service, meeting the specific needs of ante and post natal women, comprising a full multi-disciplinary team who link in with the full range of health and social care professionals, inc Gps, health visiting and midwifery staff, as well as gynaecology and obstetrics.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups