Parent Infant Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

The post holder will work as a specialist practitioner contributing to the development and delivery of a specialist parent – infant mental health pathway. They will liaise closely with multi agencies to implement a community based therapeutic service to parents to be, infants, young children and their families with a particular focus on early intervention. S/he will provide assessment and treatment for parents/carers and infants, young children and their families.

This post is open to, psychologists, child and adolescent psychotherapists, health visitors, midwives, occupational therapists, social workers and nurse qualified professionals.

Main duties of the job

A successful applicant will work within the Bolton community to provide specialist parent infant mental health services to families presenting with moderate to severe relational difficulties.

The role entails; provision of specialist assessment, specialist evidence based intervention, multi-agency working, case load management and contributing to community based service delivery across Bolton.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:  – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)