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Trosolwg o'r swydd

CNWL Parent-Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS) is an exciting new service being developed in Brent. We are looking for an Assistant Psychotherapist to join this new team. The post-holder will be based in Brent CAMHS and will have clinics in the community and in Family Hubs across Brent.

In line with the Start 4 Life Programme, the service will offer support to infants in the first two years of life with mild, moderate or severe mental and emotional health needs, and their mothers in the first two years postpartum; who have mild to moderate mental health concerns past or present, risking the mother-infant relationship. This service also extends to fathers, co-parents and the overall familial relationship with the infant, with the infant remaining the focus of the work. 

The service will be delivered by a MDT consisting of a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, a Lead Parent-Infant Psychotherapist, two Parent-Infant Psychotherapists, and an Assistant Psychotherapist.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• The post-holder will work under supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality; brief psychodynamically-informed, outcome focused interventions for PIMHS.
• 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 PIMHS 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 PIMHS and respective borough. 
• The post-holder will work with infants, their mothers and families within PIMHS with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

This post necessitates working directly and indirectly with women who have vulnerable infants and are experiencing complex and severe mental health difficulties. Some clients/patients may be difficult to engage and their behaviour may significantly challenge the integrity and welfare of the post holder. The post also necessitates the post holder to travel regularly across Brent and when necessary, to local community amenities or independent sector establishments often transporting test materials, audio-visual and IT equipment.

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