Parent Infant Therapist

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.

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

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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.

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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