Assistant Parent Infant Psychotherapist

• The post-holder will work under supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality; brief psycho-dynamically-informed, outcome focused interventions for PAIRS.
• To work with the multi-disciplinary team maintaining excellent working relationships with other professional and voluntary workers and significant others.
• To represent the service as appropriate at meetings, case conferences and to liaise with other agencies.
• To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the PAIRS across all sectors of care. To support clinicians and clinical systems, do ROMS etc
• To support the provision of psychological assessment and intervention under supervision
• In addition the post holder would support the development and delivery of a wide range of supportive interventions to enable infants and their mothers/carers referred to the service to improve the quality of parent-infant relationships.
• The post holder will be required to be creative, flexible, adaptable, professional and motivated in all aspects of their role, both in clinical delivery and within the development of the service provision.
• The post-holder will be involved in elements of participation in the PAIRS and respective borough.
• The post-holder will work with infants, their mothers and families within PAIRS with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities

• To be involved in supporting initial assessments alongside PAIRS clinicians.
• Under supervision to plan, develop and deliver programmes designed to support and complement the work of PAIRS practitioners in order to facilitate educational, social and emotional needs of infants and their mothers/carers as part of the overall PAIRS treatment plan.
• To support delivery of outcome focused brief psycho-dynamically-informed Goal Based individual and group interventions as needed to infants and their mothers/carers experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• To work independently according to a plan agreed with supervisor and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
• Toassist in clinically related administration, ROMS, QI project, collection of statistics, taking notes and organising agendas and minutes of team meetings, assisting with managing waiting lists, liaising with external agencies, signposting referrals, assisting in development of audit and/or research projects and teaching and project work.
• To deliver on Trust priorities in line with participation, which will require active engagement within the service and Trust.

Essential

• Enrolled, or planning to be enrolled in Masters ACP regulated Child and Adolescent pre-clinical training programme course seminars (M7, Tavistock Clinic, and other ACP accredited Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy pre-clinical programmes, pre-requisite for ACP Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in doctoral training).
• Evidence of ability to study successfully at Masters level or equivalent

Desirable

• Previous professional training in nursing, social work, education, occupational therapy, counselling or training within a specific psychological therapy
• Other undergraduate or postgraduate degree

Essential

• Ability to translate theory to effective practice
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Excellent time management skills

Essential

• High Level of enthusiasm & motivation
• Advanced Communication Skills
• Ability to work within a team and foster good relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision positively & effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Desirable

• Demonstrate a knowledge of the issues & context surrounding the work and how this can impact on Parent-Infant mental health
• Demonstrate an understanding of evidence based practice