Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) in Salford. We are seeking to recruit a Senior Clinical Psychologist, who will take a senior role within PAIRS to support with the Best Start for Life perinatal and parent-infant relationships delivery plan. The successful candidate must be passionate about early intervention and have experience and knowledge of working with infants and their parents. You must have a working knowledge of CAMHs or Adult Mental Health Services and have an understanding of assessing risk in the perinatal period, including Safeguarding. Under supervision you will be expected to manage your own case load to provide high quality assessment, formulation and interventions to meet the needs of parents and infants accessing PAIRS. You will support the development of the team and the wider professional network through consultation, training and supervision. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of professional who are dedicated to providing the best possible care for parents and their infants in Salford. 

Main duties of the job

Are you a Clinical Psychologist passionate about working with parents and their infants from conception up to the age of 2?  Are you interested in working in an expanding service, alongside local colleagues and partners working with infants and parents? If you are enthusiastic about helping this important client group, at a time of national developments for parents and  infants, then this post will be an excellent opportunity for you.

The post holder will work as part of the Parent and Infant Relationship Service in Salford, supporting parents and infants to receive appropriate relational support for themselves and their babies.  The post holder will contribute to the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist service to infants under 2 years and their families within PAIRS and contribute towards the Family Hubs Best Start for Life perinatal and parent infant relationships delivery plan.

The post holder will autonomously manage a caseload, providing a range of high-quality care appropriate to the infant and parent’s needs; within professional practice guidelines and a structured supervision framework.  Duties may include consultation, training and supervision to professionals working in early years to promote parent-infant mental health and relationships.

For further information please contact  Dr. Becky Wynne - PAIRS Clinical Lead - 07890425756

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.