Clinical Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist - Sefton, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Sefton, United Kingdom

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Due to the expansion of the Building Attachment & Bonds Service (BABS) we are looking to recruit additional experienced Specialist Clinical Psychologists/ Child Psychotherapists.

1.0 FTE - Fixed Term0.6 FTE- Fixed Term0.6 FTE - Permanent


The service sits within Mersey Care Community Health Directorate but is hosted in the community in Children Centres/ Family Centres.

The post will involve providing specialist therapeutic parent-infant mental health support to vulnerable families in the antenatal/postnatal period.

The main focus of the BABS work is supporting parents and infants to build secure bonds and attachment relationships, and good parent infant mental health.

It would be an advantage if the post holder has previous experience and/or an interest and passion for working in the specialist field of parent infant mental health; in particular, experience of working on an outreach, community-basis supporting vulnerable families in the community.

The successful applicant must be confident and skilled to work independently, and in collaboration/partnership with other professionals.

The successful applicant must be confident and comfortable working with safeguarding issues/concerns and the multitude of risks presented in the parent infant relationship.

Most importantly, the successful applicant must have good interpersonal skills and qualities to build a good relationship and engage families with complex lives.

Shortlisting date is 27/2/23

Interview date is 9/3/23
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