Position Overview & Specifications
We are seeking an enthusiastic psychological therapist with a passion for perinatal care and infant mental health to join our specialist community perinatal mental health service and support our parent - infant pathway. We welcome applications from all psychological professions with the necessary experience. A job share would be considered for the right candidates.
The post holder will have a proven interest in working with parents and infants and knowledge of infant and adult mental health. Training as a parent - infant therapist (including extended parent - infant observation) is desirable but not essential. Appropriate specialist clinical and professional supervision and opportunities for training and development will be made available.
They will join an experienced and friendly team of psychological therapists who provide a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for service users under the care of the Perinatal Mental Health Team. A key aspect of this role is to provide highly specialist psychological care to parents (and their infants) experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. An ability to assess and manage risk in this context is crucial.
Alongside their psychology and psychotherapy colleagues they will also work to enhance the work of the MDT by embedding a wider framework of psychologically informed care that can recognise and respond to psychological needs of both parents and infants arising within a perinatal context.