# Parent Infant Psychotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/parent-infant-psychotherapist/23b91ebb-aee0-4835-86e0-0b9f511907f5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/parent-infant-psychotherapist/23b91ebb-aee0-4835-86e0-0b9f511907f5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £63,665 - £70,887 per annum Incl. HCAs (outer) pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T16:18:19.898Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Beckenham/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychotherapy/Psychotherapy-v8142082 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8142082?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Perinatal Mental Health Teams (PMHTs) are secondary care mental health teams that specialise in supporting women and birthing people in the perinatal period (pregnancy through until 12 months postnatal) who have severe and complex mental health difficulties. We assess and treat a range of difficulties including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, personality disorders and eating disorders. Some of these difficulties may be longstanding or emerge in the context of pregnancy or birth. The service is designed to provide timely input to parents and families to mitigate the impact of mental health disorder on the child. We are a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, nursing, occupational therapy, and nursery nursing. The service works closely with maternity/obstetric services as well as other agencies (e.g., health visiting and social services). We have close links with the Mother-Baby Unit (MBU) inpatient unit at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. The service has a growing team of perinatal psychological therapists who are committed to providing evidence-based interventions to women and their families that are accessible and acceptable to the diverse population that we serve in South London. ### Main duties of the job There has been a long-standing SLaM Perinatal Psychotherapy Service and as part of this a highly specialised Parent-Infant Mental Health provision has also been developed.   We have expanded our psychological workforce to include greater access to parent infant interventions including Parent Infant Psychotherapy, Video Interaction Guidance and Circle of Security Parenting groups. This is a community Parent-Infant Psychotherapist post within the Perinatal Community Mental Health Team, although the Perinatal Team is located on the grounds of Bethlem Hospital, the position is community-based and outpatient. This post-holder will be responsible for the delivery of parent infant clinical interventions using a psycho-dynamically informed parent infant psychotherapy model. Working with Parent-Infant Lead they will enable provision and supervision of parent-infant psychotherapy.  The post holder may also be involved in the delivery of Circle of Security parenting groups and other psycho-educational groups and interventions for parents as needed, delivered by community practitioners. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a highly specialist parent-infant psychotherapy service to the Perinatal Community Mental Health Service including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. - To be responsible for the integration of parent-infant interventions across modalities and across the service as part of the overall Care Plan. - To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. - To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in the Perinatal Community Mental Health Service. - To undertake service evaluation, audit and research. - To work as an autonomous professional within HCPC/ BPC/ UKCP/ ACP guidelines and codes of conduct and be guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters. - To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved. For further information please see the full job description. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - To deliver psychological therapies across cultural and other differences - To select and administer specialist psychological therapy assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison - To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with patients, carers and colleagues - To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual patients, groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPAs and case reviews - To plan allocation of tasks to honoraries or those under your supervision ### Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles - Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate - Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings - Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods - Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised assessments and interventions for PIP - Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment options in PIP - Advanced knowledge of relevant clinical assessment tools and psychometrics - Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities - Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care **Desirable** - Training in VIG (Video Interaction Guidance), Circle of Security, Watch, Wait and Wonder or other relevant Parent-Infant interventions ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in PIP - Experience of specialist psychotherapy assessment and treatment of patients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in PIP - Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities - Experience of carrying out audit or service evaluation projects ### Qualifications **Essential** - Entry-level qualification in Adult or Child Psychotherapy/ Clinical or Counselling Psychology / Systemic Therapy that has been accepted by the HCPC/ BPC/ UKCP/ ACP for purposes of professional registration. - Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of practice (Parent-Infant Psychotherapy) through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice based learning - Registered with the HCPC/ BPC/ UKCP/ ACP as a Psychological Therapist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the ACP ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [happy to talk flexible working (pdf, 680.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1723) - [perinatal parent infant psychotherapist jd ps (pdf, 624.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10440879) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.