Job SummaryWe are looking for someone who is passionate about promoting and nurturing emotional wellbeing for babies and children up to school age. This is an exciting opportunity to be connected to the wider team of health care professionals that includes motivated clinicians from the professional disciplines of psychiatry, clinical psychology, community psychiatric nursing, primary mental health specialists and family therapists.
This team has a clear line of operational management and a professional lead structure and places a strong emphasis on continuing professional development and clinical supervision for all team members.
The aim of the service is to provide a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach informed by the CYP IAPT programme.
We are currently implementing the I thrive programme in partnership with our wider stakeholders and this presents an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to support this process alongside their clinical work.
Main Duties- The role is to be part of a specialist team of clinicians working with the under-five age range and their families.
- Offering a relational approach to social and emotional problems that emerge in this age group.
- Parents benefit from our support where there are difficulties around activities such as sleeping, feeding and toileting or where parents and their child are finding it difficult to bond or connect with each other.
- Parent and child sessions: a chance to explore parent's relationship with their baby/child and to help them understand their own and their babies behaviour.
- Child lead play: by observing the child play and following their lead we can help parents gain a deeper understanding of their child's feelings and thoughts and why they may be having difficulties.
- Sessions with the parents on their own: a chance to reflect on the impact of the parent's own experiences -past and present - with the use of a calm space to find a way forward for them and their child.
About UsWe are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy. Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job Responsibilities- To promote the mental health of preschool children in the area through the provision of a clinical and consultation service for under 4 year olds referred to the CAMHS team.
- This will include direct work and building capacity at Tier 1 through training and consultation/supervision.
- Direct work with parents and infants as appropriate predominantly short term but some longer term as clinically appropriate
- Working with the network and other agencies involved with referred cases
- Attend case conferences, professionals meetings etc. as required
- Providing consultation sessions to Health Visitors and Childrens Centres
- Telephone consultation with potential referrers about cases causing concern
Please refer to job description for further details.Person SpecificationExperience & KnowledgeEssential- Substantial knowledge of infant development
- Substantial knowledge in the field of infant mental health
- Experience of offering consultation
- Experience of direct work with this age group
- Teaching experience
Desirable- Experience of higher level teaching in the field of infant mental health
Education & QualificationEssential- Degree and membership of a professional body in a Core NHS profession
Desirable- MA in Infant Mental Health
- Membership of AIMH/WAIMH
- Approved Solihull trainer
Skills & AbilitiesEssential- Ability to communicate sensitively with service users in states of emotional distress
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries when under pressure
- Ability to communicate with a range of other professionals
- Ability to write clear, coherent reports and letters for case conferences etc.
- Ability to manage own caseload
- Good IT skills
Other RequirementsEssential- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times
Additional InformationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
