Job summary
We are seeking to recruit aChild Psychotherapistwho is passionate about early intervention and parent/carer-infant relationships.
The role will involve delivery and development of a high-quality parent infant mental health service including direct work with families and working with other professionals offering consultation, supervision, and training within our Parent-Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS).
With supervision and additional training, the successful candidate will manage their own caseload providing assessment, formulation and parent-infant interventions.
The successful candidate will be passionate about working in this field and have knowledge and experience of working with infants and their parents/carers.
An understanding of working within CAMHS, Adult Mental Health Services and of assessing risk within the perinatal period is required
Main duties of the job
- Ensure interventions are planned in an integrated and coordinated manner, especially when reliant on external agencies identified through supervision or complex case discussions.
- Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to support the formulation, management, and treatment of service users.
- Communicate assessment, formulation, and treatment plans with skill and sensitivity.
- Develop care packages post-consultation, ensuring active involvement of parents and infants, with a focus on assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Conduct specialist psychotherapeutic assessments for referred families and collaborate to determine the most suitable treatment.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of training programs for professionals in parent-infant mental health services.
- Lead audit and research initiatives within the team, implementing findings and driving service development.
- Deputise for the Team Manager/Clinical Lead in their absence.
- Provide clinical supervision internally and externally, and support the training of trainee Child Psychotherapists/Clinical Psychologists.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
28 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£31.03 an hour
Contract
Bank
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/24475/14728
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 4PH
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 4PH
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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