Child Psychotherapist

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.

Are you an experienced Child Psychotherapist who is looking to develop and consolidate your clinical/therapeutic skills within the field of Parent-Infant Mental Health?

We are also able to offer this as a Band 7 Preceptorship opportunity to those who are due to complete their Doctorate.

A unique opportunity has arisen to work within Oldham Early Attachment Service, one of the ten specialist Parent-Infant Mental Health (PIMH) services that sit within Greater Manchester's Perinatal and Parent Infant Service's Model.

We are looking for a highly skilled clinician who is passionate about working to support parents and infants to develop good quality relationships right from the start.

To work as a specialist Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist in the Early Attachment Service providing community based therapeutic support to parents, infants and their families.

To hold a small clinical caseload providing assessment and therapy to support parent infant/young child relationships.

- to work closely with professional colleagues across the borough providing supervision, reflective practice groups and consultation to colleagues both within the team and to partner agencies eg Children's social care, Midwifery, Health Visiting, Early Years, Perinatal and Adult Mental Health colleagues, NICU and Pediatrics.

• To contribute to the development and delivery of the service's multiagency training offer.

Oldham Early Attachment Service is commissioned to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of all infants and young children, up to 2 years of age.

We have close links with Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership, Maternity, Neonatal service, Adult mental health, Perinatal mental health, Social care and the voluntary sector.

Our friendly and innovative team offers high-quality therapeutic support, assessment and treatment for families experiencing moderate to severe, complex and/ or enduring difficulties in their early relationships.

We use our expertise to help the local workforce to understand and support parent-infant relationships. This may be offered through training, consultation and/or supervision to other professionals to enable a shared understanding and language.

Using the THRIVE model we have led the borough in developing integrated perinatal and parent-infant mental health services for parents and children under two.

The team consists of Specialist Health Visitors, Clinical Psychologists, Therapeutic Social Workers, Child Psychotherapists and a Speech and Language Therapist.

To develop specialist provision for the parents of infants and young children using models of practice employed within other Under 2s services.

To provide specialist expertise in psychoanalytic principles and techniques through advice and consultation to other members of the PIMH service and colleagues within the network.

To be part of the PIMH advice line rota providing appropriate information, advice, support, consultation to a range of professionals, and families.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility based on the Code of Professional and Ethics of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.

To work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively regarding parents, infants and young children.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of patients and manage a caseload in line with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.

Doctorate level qualification as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist as recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. Full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists

Parent-Infant Psychotherapy Training

Experience of working with patient groups presenting high levels of complexity, including infants, young children and families.
Experience in psychotherapy assessment and therapeutic work with infants and young children and their families/ parents/carers with a full range of presenting problems
Experience of consulting with other professionals in Health, Education, Social Services and Local Authority.
Experience of representing clinical child psychotherapy within the context of multidisciplinary and multi-agency treatment and care

Experience of working in CAMHS and/or with infants and young children, prior to training as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
Experience of work or contact with adult mental health services

Evidence of awareness of parental mental health in relation to infant/child mental health matters. Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of infants and young children.

Doctoral level (or equivalent) knowledge of child and adolescent psychotherapy, including highly developed knowledge of psychoanalytical theories and models of development, psychopathology, family and institutional dynamics.

Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with infant and young children, particularly in relation to the statutory framework around child protection

Skills in the use of psychoanalytical methods of assessment, intervention and management in work with infants, and young children and families.

High level of skill in assessing risk in the context of parent infant mental health and with young children.

High level of ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbal) complex, technical and clinically sensitive information to children, parents and carers and a wide range of professionals.

Evidence of continuing professional development as required by ACP

Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Pennine Care NHS FT
Spring Meadows Children's Centre

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