Job summary
Parent Infant Mental Health Specialist.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced therapeutic practitioner to join our specialist service within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Practitioners such as Clinical/Educational Psychologists, Systemic Family therapists, Child Psychotherapists, Art, Drama and Music therapists are all welcome to apply.
The Gwent Parent Infant Mental Health Service (G-PIMHS) is an emerging and growing service that focuses on supporting the earliest parent-infant relationship, particularly around the early stages of bonding and attachment. We are a multi-disciplinary service that recognises the need at times for joint working and bespoke interventions.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a real passion and commitment to parent-infant working, to be able to understand and appreciate the complexities of this kind of work, including intergenerational aspects and the importance of this on the early emotional and social development of the child and implications for lifelong wellbeing.
Ideally, you will have a level of experience working in this area and be able to use initiative and imagination to help develop the service. You will be required to have good communication skills and an appreciation of systemic dynamics when working with very complex families. You will also have a good understanding of working with professional networks, building relationships multi-agency and be able to work autonomously at times.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will use specialist skills and knowledge to assess the needs of infants and their familieswhere there are emotional, developmental and mental health problems and formulate a treatmentintervention plan.
To provide, when appropriate both short and longer term therapeutic support to individual parents andto engage with any emotional, psychological and mental health difficulties within the parents that are likelyto impair the development of secure attachment between them and their child.
To offer therapeutic interventions designed to enhance the quality of the relationship between parent andinfant.
Provide a focus on the impact of developmental trauma, neglect and emotional harm (intergenerational)and develop evidence based therapeutic interventions.
The Gwent Parent Infant Mental Health Service (G-PIMHS) is an emerging and growing service that focuses on supporting the earliest parent-infant relationship, particularly around the early stages of bonding and attachment. We are a multi-disciplinary service that recognises the need at times for joint working and bespoke interventions.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will ensure the provision of evidence based therapeutic intervention for infants andchildren up to the age of 2, and their parents, and provide expertise and specialist therapeutic advice,guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients treatment plan. Otherprofessionals may seek post-holders opinion in areas of specialty. The post holder will need to be able to provide and receive highly complex information; they will needto be able to communicate extremely complicated strands of information which may be conflicting. Forexample, communicating about particularly complicated clinical matters to clients, their support workersand referrers. The post holder will need to be able to provide and receive highly contentious information where theremay be significant barriers to acceptance or understanding. For example, communicating with violentparent about the effects of his or her behaviour on the baby. The post holder will need to be able to communicate complex information in highly emotive atmospheresthat may be hostile and antagonistic towards the therapist which requires the use of the highest level ofinterpersonal and communication skills with caregivers who present with serious mental healthconcerns. The post holder will also be responsible to manage and deal with highly complex, sensitive informationsuch as disclosures and allegations of extreme sexual abuse and other serious offences. There may beexposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances, for example dealing with disclosuresof sexual abuse and other serious offences such as perpetrating behaviours. The post holder will communicate verbally and in writing with clients from a diverse range ofbackgrounds (including ethnic, cultural developmental and intellectual abilities and mental healthdifficulties), and with carers/family members, colleagues within multi-disciplinary teams, workers fromother agencies, both statutory and voluntary organisations and anticipates difficulties in communicationwhich may impact on assessments and interventions. The post holder will establish and maintain effective working relationships with professionals inmultidisciplinary teams including in circumstances of conflict or disagreement on clinical opinions oradvice. Communicate with others considering their culture, preferred language, cognitive development,emotional stability. To provide comprehensive liaison and consultation to other agencies, in parallel with this role, Maintain strong links with borough service managers including local authority, perinatal team, adultmental health services, social care and CAMHS. The post holder will provide expert consultation to staff from other agencies, working with the sameclients, when appropriate. The post holder will be able to develop relationships and communicate effectively with several membersof a family, taking different positions as appropriate. Communication requires a high degree of empathy,cultural sensitivity and understanding of complex and ever-changing situations. To establish and maintain effective liaison and networking between a range of professionals working instatutory and non-statutory agencies and community groups in the area engaged with a similar age group. The post holder will participate in regular reviews and ongoing planned discussions with other membersof the team and co-ordinate and organize network meetings with members of other agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will ensure the provision of evidence based therapeutic intervention for infants andchildren up to the age of 2, and their parents, and provide expertise and specialist therapeutic advice,guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients treatment plan. Otherprofessionals may seek post-holders opinion in areas of specialty. The post holder will need to be able to provide and receive highly complex information; they will needto be able to communicate extremely complicated strands of information which may be conflicting. Forexample, communicating about particularly complicated clinical matters to clients, their support workersand referrers. The post holder will need to be able to provide and receive highly contentious information where theremay be significant barriers to acceptance or understanding. For example, communicating with violentparent about the effects of his or her behaviour on the baby. The post holder will need to be able to communicate complex information in highly emotive atmospheresthat may be hostile and antagonistic towards the therapist which requires the use of the highest level ofinterpersonal and communication skills with caregivers who present with serious mental healthconcerns. The post holder will also be responsible to manage and deal with highly complex, sensitive informationsuch as disclosures and allegations of extreme sexual abuse and other serious offences. There may beexposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances, for example dealing with disclosuresof sexual abuse and other serious offences such as perpetrating behaviours. The post holder will communicate verbally and in writing with clients from a diverse range ofbackgrounds (including ethnic, cultural developmental and intellectual abilities and mental healthdifficulties), and with carers/family members, colleagues within multi-disciplinary teams, workers fromother agencies, both statutory and voluntary organisations and anticipates difficulties in communicationwhich may impact on assessments and interventions. The post holder will establish and maintain effective working relationships with professionals inmultidisciplinary teams including in circumstances of conflict or disagreement on clinical opinions oradvice. Communicate with others considering their culture, preferred language, cognitive development,emotional stability. To provide comprehensive liaison and consultation to other agencies, in parallel with this role, Maintain strong links with borough service managers including local authority, perinatal team, adultmental health services, social care and CAMHS. The post holder will provide expert consultation to staff from other agencies, working with the sameclients, when appropriate. The post holder will be able to develop relationships and communicate effectively with several membersof a family, taking different positions as appropriate. Communication requires a high degree of empathy,cultural sensitivity and understanding of complex and ever-changing situations. To establish and maintain effective liaison and networking between a range of professionals working instatutory and non-statutory agencies and community groups in the area engaged with a similar age group. The post holder will participate in regular reviews and ongoing planned discussions with other membersof the team and co-ordinate and organize network meetings with members of other agencies.
Person Specification
application
Essential
- Qualification
- Experience working in Parent Infant mental Health
- Achieved training and delivery of interventions re parent infant work
Experience
Essential
- Therapist Qualification
- Experience working with Parents and their Infants
- Evidence of delivering therapeutic interventions
Person Specification
application
Essential
- Qualification
- Experience working in Parent Infant mental Health
- Achieved training and delivery of interventions re parent infant work
Experience
Essential
- Therapist Qualification
- Experience working with Parents and their Infants
- Evidence of delivering therapeutic interventions
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).
