Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced therapeutic practitioner to join the Parent Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) in Sheffield.

Clinical Psychologists, Systemic Family therapists, Cognitive Analytic therapists, Child Psychotherapists, Art, Drama and Music therapists are all welcome to apply.

As are people with a social work or nursing background.

PAIRS is a newly established and growing specialist service within CAMHS.

We are a small team of psychologists and psychotherapists who are passionate about supporting parents, carers and professionals to make sure that every baby in Sheffield has the best possible start in life.

We are looking for someone with initiative and imagination to help develop the service and, ideally, someone with a level of experience working in this area.

You will be required to have good communication skills and an appreciation of systemic dynamics when working with very complex families.

You will also have a good understanding of working with professional networks, building respectful multi-agency relationships and be able to manage a workload and prioritise key tasks, and targets for intervention.

To work as a practitioner in the Parent Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) providing community based therapeutic support to families with complex, emotional, behavioural and developmental difficulties with a particular focus on early intervention to support the development of healthy parent/infant relationships.

To provide assessment and therapeutic interventions focussed on enhancing the relationship between a parent and infant/ young child.

To work closely with colleagues in Health Visiting, Midwifery, Perinatal MHT, Local Authority Early Years/ Family Hub Services, Children's Social Care, IAPT and other AMH services, and Education, acting as a specialist resource and promoting understanding of IMH.

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people.

Outstanding patient care
Brilliant place to work
Leader in children's health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work.

This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place.

Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

Please see job description and personal specification for full details.

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Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

Compassion
leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence delivering a highquality standard of care