Parent Infant Psychotherapist

Job summary

TheSouth West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to offer anexciting opportunity to join our Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team on asecondment working 24 hours per week. The post is agile and hours/working days canbe agreed to suit the successful applicant.

Weare a multi-disciplinary team working across the Trusts footprint: Calderdale,Kirklees, Huddersfield and Barnsley. This post is to cover Wakefield.

Weare looking to recruit a ParentInfant Psychotherapist who is interested in working with mothers duringpregnancy, birth, and in the first two years of the mother/baby relationship, to promoteand provide interventions to support positive bonding and attachment.

All applicants musthave excellent clinical skills and confidence and enthusiasm for working withperinatal partner agencies in networks that extend beyond traditionalspecialist mental health boundaries.

We welcome applications fromsuitably qualified and registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists and HighlySpecialised Psychotherapists. We supportcontinuing professional development. The successful candidate will have accessto specialist supervision.

See Job Descriptionsand Person Specifications for qualifications and experience required.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

All employees of the Trust are stronglyencouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

Thepost holder will provide psychological assessments, formulations andinterventions for women andtheir babies experiencing complex mental health issues duringpregnancy and up to the baby being two years of age.

Any parent infant workundertaken is planned in the context of the multi-disciplinary provision, andperinatal network, and inclusive of the mother and baby wider comprehensiveneeds.

The post involves providing clinicalsupervision to multidisciplinary colleagues and requires excellentcommunication skills alongside competence in working with and managing risk inrelation to both mother and baby. It also provides an opportunity to offerconsultation within the service and to other professionals working within thePerinatal network.

TheService operates Mon-Fri 9am-5pm however successful applicantswould be expected to have the flexibility to work occasional extended hours tofacilitate service effectiveness. Car driver essential .

Pleasecontact Claire Lowe at orJane Turner at for furtherdetails.

At the time of advertising,this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration tosponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving yourapplication.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work autonomously withinprofessional guidelines to provide Psychotherapy services to the Service. Aspart of the multi-disciplinary team and working in partnership with other leadagencies when appropriate, the post holder will be responsible for providinghighly specialist assessment of service users and the planning, implementationand evaluation of highly specialist psychotherapy.

The post holder will provide specialist advice andconsultation to NHS colleagues, referrers and other external agencies.

Workingautonomously as part of a multidisciplinary team, provide assessments and psychotherapyfor service users practicing at a high level of clinical expertise and withinrelevant Codes of Practice and drawing on a wide range of models andtechniques.

Toformulate a range of treatment options based on an appropriate conceptualframework. To identify priorities of action in complex circumstances. As partof this practice, there will be the need to identify risk and take appropriateaction.

Towork in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of serviceusers from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. Thisincludes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to serviceusers

Toprovide psychotherapy as an autonomous clinician, drawing on a range of modelsand techniques when required. To practice in a way that is inclusive andconsiderate of the needs of each individual and their current emotional state.Ensuring that consultation, assessment and treatment interventions are providedin partnership with service users and their families.

To beresponsible for implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for serviceusers, adjusting and refining formulations drawing upon different explanatorymodels and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

Toevaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account highlycomplex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that haveshaped the patient and their difficulties.

To ensure that appropriate feedback on caseload isprovided to relevant stakeholders, and that feedback from service users isutilised to enhance and develop service delivery. To be responsible forattending CPA meetings and reviews where appropriate.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibilityfor the assessment, treatment and discharge of patients as appropriate.Responsible for ensuring that referrals and discharges are made in accordancewith relevant policy and procedures and the principles of good practice.Include elements of risk assessment in all work.

To assist the Clinical Lead and Service Manager in the on-going development andprovision of Psychotherapy Services, promoting a high level of clinicalpractice to ensure a needs-led service.

To facilitate other team members work with serviceusers through joint work and supervision.

Tomanage complex clinical planning, and provide specialist consultation, adviceand guidance to other professionals. The post holder will attend training and monthly supervision for theirclinical work and will be expected to contribute to the supervision of others.This will include liaison and working with professional networks involved withhighly complex, emotive and often conflict issues.

To maintain high standards of clinical recordkeeping and to adhere to policies and procedures as defined by the Trust and OtherStatutory Bodies and to adhere to professional ethical standards and codes ofpractice of professional bodies and UKCP or HCPC. To provide comprehensivereports as required.

Demonstrateawareness of research and its application to clinical practice.

Ensure that appropriate feedback on work isprovided to relevant stakeholders/referrers/ researchers, and that feedbackfrom service users is utilised to enhance and develop service delivery.

We are aware that an increasing numberof applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Jobapplication forms. Over reliance on AI-generatedcontent in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selectingcandidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance yourapplication, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

Person Specification

Physical Attributes

Essential

Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Training

Essential

Approved Clinical Supervisor. Post qualification training to demonstrate competency to work across a number of modalities. Evidence of recent and relevant continuous professional development.

Special Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Advanced knowledge and skills in using the complete range of approaches within psycho therapeutic practice as required to meet the needs of different patients and settings. Highly developed skills in live supervision of both psychotherapists and multi-disciplinary colleagues. A highly developed ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in order to convey complex and clinically sensitive information to service users of all ages and to a wide range of professionals. Ability to prioritise case referrals, assess and discharge effectively on an autonomous basis or within the multidisciplinary team. Ability to take clinical responsibility for patient care and treatment. Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical violence. Information technology and word processing skills. Skills in the use of video equipment. Ability to work with a culturally diverse community. Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients. Ability to identify and employ as appropriate, Clinical Governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice. Understanding of the ethical guidelines in all areas of professional conduct. Ability to make evidence based therapeutic interventions. Awareness of current relevant legislation and National Service. Frameworks and their implications for clinical practice. Understanding of risk assessment and management. Excellent communication and liaison skills. Problem solving skills. Ability to work autonomously making decisions based on sound judgement and to set appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethical guidelines and Trust policies. Excellent report writing skills. Ability to manage working in situations of acute distress clients experience of physical, sexual and emotional abuse; client starvation and self-harm.

Desirable

Research awareness. Working with service users with complex needs. Knowledge of associated legislation Care Programme Approach.

Experience

Essential

Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with users of the service. Substantial experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ability to prioritise case referrals, assessment and discharge effectively on an individual basis or within multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Specialist expertise in particular areas Group work experience.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered qualification in core mental health/social welfare profession. Qualifying level course in Psychotherapy or equivalent at Masters/Doctoral level. Registration/ Accreditation with the relevant professional/accrediting body for the model of psychotherapy relevant to this post. , UKCP, ACAP, BABCP.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Enthusiastic, self-motivated team player. Teaching skills. Physical stamina to support clinical caseload which requires intense concentration whilst sitting with client groups or in video screen rooms observing clients for prolonged periods. Emotional stamina and ability to respond constructively in highly stressful situations where individuals hold very different perspectives and there is a high level of distress, ambiguity and conflict. Able to negotiate, be confident and assertive. Ability to work on own initiative. Supportive approach towards colleagues and service users. Able to maintain professional boundaries and conduct. Flexible and creative approach to treatments/models of care. Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.

Desirable

A commitment to the continuous improvement of services using feedback from individual clients, families, user surveys and clinical research. A demonstrated interest in supporting the development of the field through participation in professional bodies and activities.

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