Specialist Parent Infant Mental Health Practitioner inHeywood inHeywood PUBLISHED 29 APR 2024

Masters level, or equivalent, training in specific psychological therapy (e.g.
Job summary

We are looking for 2 enthusiastic specialist practitioners to join our Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Early Attachment Service (EAS) in order to contribute to the implementation of a community basedtherapeutic service; this will be in line with the Best Start for Life framework for parents to be, infants and their families with a particular focus on early intervention.

You will be joining an experienced, skilled and highly committed team. You will receive line management supervision from the clinical lead forEAS and clinical supervision from one of our highly specialist clinical psychologists/ psychotherapists.

Main duties of the job

Working as a specialist practitioner in the Early Attachment Service, the role will involve providing therapeutic support to families in the antenatal and postnatal period, liaising closely with colleagues in Health Visiting, Midwifery, IAPT, Perinatal CMHT, NICU and Children's Social Care and Family Hubs.

A key aspect of the job will be to promote and raise awareness of parent infant mental health across the borough, enhancing knowledge, skills and confidence in the local PIMH workforce through training, consultation, supervision and promotion, particularly within the locality Family Hubs.

The work will also involve supporting the implementation and delivery of therapeutic PIMH groups across the local borough in partnership with external agencies.

About us

The postholder will be a member the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Early Attachment Service, a multi- disciplinary parent-infant mental health (PIMH) service for under 2s. We provide a clinical service, training, consultation, and supervision across the large multi-agency network of professionals. We have good links with Health Visiting, Maternity Services, Children's Centres, Adult Mental Health, Voluntary sector, Children's Social Care and Early Help.

The team has regular face-to-face team meetings, individual supervisions and line management. There are regular opportunities for support and CPD. We are a supportive team with a strong belief in the value of relationships at the core of our work. We are committed to the Trust values of kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for detailed information about the role. Please also be sure to check the essential criteria on the person specification before applying for this role.


Interviews will be held on 11th June and 25th June.


Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for detailed information about the role. Please also be sure to check the essential criteria on the person specification before applying for this role.


Interviews will be held on 11th June and 25th June.


Person Specification

Education/ qualification

Essential

  • Professional qualification required for practice in professional area, e.g. RMN, HV Degree, Social Work Degree /Dip SW.
  • Masters level, or equivalent, training in specific psychological therapy (e.g. RMN, Mental Health Social Worker, OT, PWP, HIT, Clinical or Counselling Psychology)
  • Registration with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP,BABCP, HCPC, SWE
Desirable

  • Post qualifying certificate (e.g., ACCA).
  • Management qualification (MBA, DMS, NVQ Level 4, Care management)
  • Additional specialist post qualifications in parent infant mental health and child mental health and/or attachment
Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working with families with young children and infants presenting with emotional difficulties, mental health needs, including, family relationship problems.
  • Experience of assessing and intervening around child protection and vulnerable adult issues.
  • Managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision.
  • Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable

  • Experience of attachment assessment, formulation and treatment of children and families across a range of care settings.
Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of infant, child & adolescent development, adult mental health and of family functioning
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and National Policies in relation to infants, young children and families, particularly during the perinatal period.
  • Knowledge of Child Safeguarding issues and familiarity with local and national child protection procedures.
  • Knowledge of assessment and care planning process and procedures in families with young children.
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in working with infants, young children and families with attachment and/or mental health difficulties.
  • Knowledge and understanding the perinatal period and the impact on attachment and mental health during this period
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies o
  • Ability to develop and deliver interventions both individually and systemically at various levels, including adapting communication to meet the needs of infants and young children, staff teams or carers as well as being able to write complex, highly technical reports to families and professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS and CSC.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
  • Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information often within a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.
  • Ability to work with families who are very resistant to change. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, complex, technical and sensitive information to young children, and families/carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Confidence in the use of IT skills to be able to navigate and contribute to recording clinical work as well as providing reports for commissioners and managers.
Desirable

  • Service development or project management skills
work related circumstances

Essential

  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs o Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Education/ qualification

Essential

  • Professional qualification required for practice in professional area, e.g. RMN, HV Degree, Social Work Degree /Dip SW.
  • Masters level, or equivalent, training in specific psychological therapy (e.g. RMN, Mental Health Social Worker, OT, PWP, HIT, Clinical or Counselling Psychology)
  • Registration with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP,BABCP, HCPC, SWE
Desirable

  • Post qualifying certificate (e.g., ACCA).
  • Management qualification (MBA, DMS, NVQ Level 4, Care management)
  • Additional specialist post qualifications in parent infant mental health and child mental health and/or attachment
Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working with families with young children and infants presenting with emotional difficulties, mental health needs, including, family relationship problems.
  • Experience of assessing and intervening around child protection and vulnerable adult issues.
  • Managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision.
  • Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable

  • Experience of attachment assessment, formulation and treatment of children and families across a range of care settings.
Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of infant, child & adolescent development, adult mental health and of family functioning
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and National Policies in relation to infants, young children and families, particularly during the perinatal period.
  • Knowledge of Child Safeguarding issues and familiarity with local and national child protection procedures.
  • Knowledge of assessment and care planning process and procedures in families with young children.
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in working with infants, young children and families with attachment and/or mental health difficulties.
  • Knowledge and understanding the perinatal period and the impact on attachment and mental health during this period
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies o
  • Ability to develop and deliver interventions both individually and systemically at various levels, including adapting communication to meet the needs of infants and young children, staff teams or carers as well as being able to write complex, highly technical reports to families and professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS and CSC.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
  • Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information often within a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.
  • Ability to work with families who are very resistant to change. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, complex, technical and sensitive information to young children, and families/carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Confidence in the use of IT skills to be able to navigate and contribute to recording clinical work as well as providing reports for commissioners and managers.
Desirable

  • Service development or project management skills
work related circumstances

Essential

  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs o Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT
Address

Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Early Attachment Service

2 Argyle Parade

Darnhill, Heywood

OL10 3RY

Employer's website
Job summary

We are looking for 2 enthusiastic specialist practitioners to join our Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Early Attachment Service (EAS) in order to contribute to the implementation of a community basedtherapeutic service; this will be in line with the Best Start for Life framework for parents to be, infants and their families with a particular focus on early intervention.

You will be joining an experienced, skilled and highly committed team. You will receive line management supervision from the clinical lead forEAS and clinical supervision from one of our highly specialist clinical psychologists/ psychotherapists.

Main duties of the job

Working as a specialist practitioner in the Early Attachment Service, the role will involve providing therapeutic support to families in the antenatal and postnatal period, liaising closely with colleagues in Health Visiting, Midwifery, IAPT, Perinatal CMHT, NICU and Children's Social Care and Family Hubs.

A key aspect of the job will be to promote and raise awareness of parent infant mental health across the borough, enhancing knowledge, skills and confidence in the local PIMH workforce through training, consultation, supervision and promotion, particularly within the locality Family Hubs.

The work will also involve supporting the implementation and delivery of therapeutic PIMH groups across the local borough in partnership with external agencies.

About us

The postholder will be a member the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Early Attachment Service, a multi- disciplinary parent-infant mental health (PIMH) service for under 2s. We provide a clinical service, training, consultation, and supervision across the large multi-agency network of professionals. We have good links with Health Visiting, Maternity Services, Children's Centres, Adult Mental Health, Voluntary sector, Children's Social Care and Early Help.

The team has regular face-to-face team meetings, individual supervisions and line management. There are regular opportunities for support and CPD. We are a supportive team with a strong belief in the value of relationships at the core of our work. We are committed to the Trust values of kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for detailed information about the role. Please also be sure to check the essential criteria on the person specification before applying for this role.

Interviews will be held on 11th June and 25th June.


Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for detailed information about the role. Please also be sure to check the essential criteria on the person specification before applying for this role.

Interviews will be held on 11th June and 25th June.


Person Specification

Education/ qualification

Essential

  • Professional qualification required for practice in professional area, e.g. RMN, HV Degree, Social Work Degree /Dip SW.
  • Masters level, or equivalent, training in specific psychological therapy (e.g. RMN, Mental Health Social Worker, OT, PWP, HIT, Clinical or Counselling Psychology)
  • Registration with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP,BABCP, HCPC, SWE
Desirable

  • Post qualifying certificate (e.g., ACCA).
  • Management qualification (MBA, DMS, NVQ Level 4, Care management)
  • Additional specialist post qualifications in parent infant mental health and child mental health and/or attachment
Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working with families with young children and infants presenting with emotional difficulties, mental health needs, including, family relationship problems.
  • Experience of assessing and intervening around child protection and vulnerable adult issues.
  • Managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision.
  • Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable

  • Experience of attachment assessment, formulation and treatment of children and families across a range of care settings.
Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of infant, child & adolescent development, adult mental health and of family functioning
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and National Policies in relation to infants, young children and families, particularly during the perinatal period.
  • Knowledge of Child Safeguarding issues and familiarity with local and national child protection procedures.
  • Knowledge of assessment and care planning process and procedures in families with young children.
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in working with infants, young children and families with attachment and/or mental health difficulties.
  • Knowledge and understanding the perinatal period and the impact on attachment and mental health during this period
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies o
  • Ability to develop and deliver interventions both individually and systemically at various levels, including adapting communication to meet the needs of infants and young children, staff teams or carers as well as being able to write complex, highly technical reports to families and professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS and CSC.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
  • Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information often within a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.
  • Ability to work with families who are very resistant to change. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, complex, technical and sensitive information to young children, and families/carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Confidence in the use of IT skills to be able to navigate and contribute to recording clinical work as well as providing reports for commissioners and managers.
Desirable

  • Service development or project management skills
work related circumstances

Essential

  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs o Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Education/ qualification

Essential

  • Professional qualification required for practice in professional area, e.g. RMN, HV Degree, Social Work Degree /Dip SW.
  • Masters level, or equivalent, training in specific psychological therapy (e.g. RMN, Mental Health Social Worker, OT, PWP, HIT, Clinical or Counselling Psychology)
  • Registration with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP,BABCP, HCPC, SWE
Desirable

  • Post qualifying certificate (e.g., ACCA).
  • Management qualification (MBA, DMS, NVQ Level 4, Care management)
  • Additional specialist post qualifications in parent infant mental health and child mental health and/or attachment
Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working with families with young children and infants presenting with emotional difficulties, mental health needs, including, family relationship problems.
  • Experience of assessing and intervening around child protection and vulnerable adult issues.
  • Managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision.
  • Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable

  • Experience of attachment assessment, formulation and treatment of children and families across a range of care settings.
Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of infant, child & adolescent development, adult mental health and of family functioning
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and National Policies in relation to infants, young children and families, particularly during the perinatal period.
  • Knowledge of Child Safeguarding issues and familiarity with local and national child protection procedures.
  • Knowledge of assessment and care planning process and procedures in families with young children.
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in working with infants, young children and families with attachment and/or mental health difficulties.
  • Knowledge and understanding the perinatal period and the impact on attachment and mental health during this period
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies o
  • Ability to develop and deliver interventions both individually and systemically at various levels, including adapting communication to meet the needs of infants and young children, staff teams or carers as well as being able to write complex, highly technical reports to families and professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS and CSC.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
  • Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information often within a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.
  • Ability to work with families who are very resistant to change. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, complex, technical and sensitive information to young children, and families/carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Confidence in the use of IT skills to be able to navigate and contribute to recording clinical work as well as providing reports for commissioners and managers.
Desirable

  • Service development or project management skills
work related circumstances

Essential

  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs o Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT
Address

Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Early Attachment Service

2 Argyle Parade

Darnhill, Heywood

OL10 3RY

Employer's website


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