Specialist Mental Health Practitioner (PAIR) - CFHD
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
EXETER, EX2 4NU · TORQUAY, TQ2 7BA · TOTNES, TQ9 6JD · BARNSTAPLE, EX31 3UD
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly established Parent Infant Relationship (PAIR) Team at a formative stage of its development. We are l...
Provide specialist assessment
and intervention where there are concerns regarding the parent-infant
relationship.
Work collaboratively with
colleagues across CFHD and partner agencies, including Health Visiting,
Perinatal Mental Health Services, Family Hubs, Midwifery Services and
Children's Services.
Deliver evidence-based and
evidence-informed interventions that promote infant emotional wellbeing and
strengthen parent-infant relationships.
Provide consultation, training
and support to professionals working with infants and families.
Participate in
multidisciplinary discussion, formulation and care planning.
Contribute to safeguarding
processes and multi-agency working where required.
Support the ongoing
development and evaluation of the PAIR service.
Why Join the PAIR Team?
This is a unique opportunity to
join a newly launched specialist team at an exciting stage of its development.
The PAIR Team is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-informed care
that recognises the importance of early relationships in shaping lifelong
outcomes.
You will be part of a supportive
multidisciplinary team with opportunities for ongoing learning, supervision,
innovation and service development. Most importantly, you will help make a
meaningful difference to babies, parents and families at the earliest stage of
life, when intervention can have the greatest impact.
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to
improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across
Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young
people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and
providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling
lives.
Our children and
young people say
We would like the
people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,
patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and
comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to
listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are
positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and
without pressure.
Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon
Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,
psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,
physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.
Join us in
beautiful Devon
With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of
opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural
hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world
surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by
- specialist training or equivalent experience to masters level WITH a relevant core professional training (e.g. Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, etc) and relevant professional registration.
- Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach.
- Evidence of relevant CPD.
Desirable
- Training in supervision and/or leadership skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies.
- Experience of working with children and young peoples with Autism and/or a Learning Disability, families and parents/carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse.
- Experience of undertaking specialist mental health and/or behavioural assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments.
- Experience of safeguarding infants and ensuring the safety of children in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience that evidences an ability to tend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice.
- Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and inter-agency meetings.
Desirable
- Experience in providing effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
- Experience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to child mental health and learning disability.
- High level knowledge of mental health presentations in and children/young people and knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term, evidence-based, clinical interventions in the field of perinatal and infant mental health and who may also present with a Learning Disability.
- Knowledge of child development.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies.
- Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence based practice including NICE guidelines.
- Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.
Additional requirement
Essential
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
5 September 2026
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