About this role
Job summary
The Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit is looking for a parent infant therapist to join our team. This role involves providing specialist parent infant interventions to mother and babies on the ward, working alongside and supporting the nursery nurse team, and offering reflective spaces to the wider clinical team, to help 'hold the baby in mind'. The Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit is a specialist 8 bed in-patient ward, which cares for women in the last trimester of pregnancy or within baby's first year of life, who are experiencing serious mental illness. We are one of three regional units in the East of England; the ward opened in 2019 and has received accreditation status from the Royal College of Psychiatry. It has a rich multi-disciplinary team and prides itself on its high-quality clinical care. This is a great opportunity to join our team in this important role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would offer therapeutic interventions to mothers and babies, drawing on evidence-based interventions such as video interactive guidance, circle of security, mentalization work and brief psychodynamic interventions. Specialist clinical supervision will be provided. You would be part of a wider therapies team, which includes a clinical psychologist, assistant psychologist, occupational therapist and lead nursery nurse. The post holder would be asked to contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions and ward rounds and to offer reflective spaces to staff.
There are links with the wider community perinatal services and our Norfolk Parent and Infant Relationship service (PAIRS).
About us
The MBU team are very passionate about their work with mothers, babies and wider families. We have regular CPD events and links with other MBUs in the region. We are part of the clinical provider collaborative for mother and baby units and are constantly seeking to develop and enhance our clinical offer.
The MBU is part of a wider collaborative of perinatal services across Norfolk and Suffolk which includes community perinatal mental health teams, maternal mental health services and parent infant relationship services. We have links with local healthy child services and children's social care.
To arrange a visit to the Kingfisher MBU or for an informal conversation please contact: Dr Charlotte Gregory, MBU psychologist: [email protected]
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Job description Job responsibilities
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, youll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. Were an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A relevant core profession A masters in psychotherapy and registration with either UKCP or BACP. Adult psychotherapists must meet category 3 requirements on the SCoPEd Framework. Child Psychotherapists must meet level 2 or 3 standards on the AIMH Fully trained in two or more psychological interventions prescribed in the psychological therapies guidance for perinatal mental health framework - EMDR, IPT, CTfD, VIG, CoS
Desirable
A psychotherapy supervision qualification.
Experience Essential
Must have clinical experiencing of working with mothers, babies, infants and families in a clinical capacity The candidate must have prior experience of working with adults with mental health difficulties Experience of offering brief psychodynamic psychotherapeutic clinical work Experience of working with hard to engage families with complex needs Experience of working in multi-professional teams and collaborating on treatment plans
Desirable
Experience of working in a specialist perinatal mental health team, mother and baby unit or parent and infant relationship service
Skills Essential
Capacity to communicate clearly and effectively about complex issues, including risk, both in written form and verbally Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; understand barriers to communication; able to communicate well in situations that may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive Elicits highly sensitive information, sometimes working through interpreters or advocates e.g. behaviour, state of mind, where there is a need for reassurance, empathy, and to gain agreement from the patient/client to a therapeutic regime; conflict resolution skills Ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly Competency in specialist assessment and forming appropriate care plans based on the assessment Ability to provide services in a variety of environments as meets the needs of clients and contracted work
Desirable
Capacity to use advance observation assessment tools such as the CARE index
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of new-born, early infancy and child development, theories of infant and child mental health Good knowledge of adult mental health difficulties and how these might impact on the parent infant relationship Knowledge of policies and procedures relating to Child Protection Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to working with parents and infants and an awareness of the relevant guidelines and care pathways for perinatal / parent infant mental health services Knowledge of universal care pathways for parents and infants Ability to demonstrate a mature capacity to use reflective supervision A resilience to working with parents and infants in difficult circumstances, and to offer containment to other team members impacted by the emotional impact of the work
Other Essential
Ability to demonstrate a mature capacity to use reflective supervision. A resilience to working with parents and infants in difficult circumstances, and to offer containment to other team members impacted by the emotional impact of the work. A positive attitude to diversity and an ability to work with people from a range of personal and cultural backgrounds Able to travel Independently throughout the whole county
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit, Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5BE
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)