Parent Infant Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £45,753 - £52,067 per annum pro rata incl. 5% Fringe High Cost Allowance |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | Harlow, CM20 1QX |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6179326/364-A-7571 |
Summary
Essex Parent Infant Mental Health Service - Together With Baby -is looking to recruit a Parent Infant Therapist to join the team to support families living in North West Locality of Essex (Harlow, Epping and Stansted).
The service offers highly specialised assessment and intervention to parents and their infants (0-2yrs), offering support and guidance to improving and strengthening the Parent Infant relationship. The service covers Essex with a mix of urban and rural challenges utilising a small team of psychologists and psychotherapists.
This post will be 3 days (0.6wte) and will offer a hybrid approach of both virtual working and home visiting. The team base is in Maldon and there are expectations to join weekly team meeting, in person, at least monthly, as well work with families across the Essex area using virtual platforms.
We welcome applications from people who are interested in this area and have therapeutic experience but not with this client group as we provide a comprehensive training package and specialised supervision.
The post holder will provide highly specialised assessment and formulation to parents/primary caregivers and their infants as well as deliver individualised evidence-based care packages where indicated including both group and individual therapeutic interventions.
They will engage in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working with colleagues, supporting relational and safeguarding risk planing and care planning for families. They will also promote the growing knowledge and skills regarding infant mental health across the early years system by offering consultation, advice and delivering training across the network.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
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What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
To conduct specialised assessment and intervention of parent infant relational difficulties.
To offer individualised and evidence-based interventions for parents/primary caregivers and their infants.
To engage in MDT working with team colleagues supporting relational and safeguarding risk plans and careplanning,
To ensure partnership and system wide working to support the growth of infant mental knowledge as well as development of training and consultation.
Please see job description and person specification for further information
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024