Are you interested in improving the relationships between parents and their baby? Do you have experience working as a parent-infant therapist?
Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) is a nationally regarded charity providing free parent-infant psychotherapy to support the developing relationship between parents and their forthcoming or new baby. We’re looking for an experienced parent-infant psychotherapist to join our team and help us maintain our excellent clinical quality and impact.
Our therapists are drawn from a variety of practitioner backgrounds and have specialist psychotherapeutic knowledge and understanding of infant mental health and attachment theory. We offer a stimulating environment of continuous learning and reflection, with opportunities for strong candidates to join our training team
We work from community venues across Oxfordshire to provide easy and accessible services to the families we serve. We also provide services to highly vulnerable families including babies on a Child in Need or Child Protection Plan.
OXPIP is at an exciting stage of its development, and this role offers interesting and varied opportunities.
Please contact us if you would like an informal conversation.
Hours: At least 22.5 hours per week (0.6FTE) (Must include Wednesday mornings)
Location: Oxfordshire,
Salary: £52,378 per annum (full-time equivalent for a 37.5 hr/week post) on a pro rata basis.
The role will involve:
- Providing weekly parent-infant therapy sessions to OXPIP Clients
- Providing clinical supervision to OXPIP parent-infant psychotherapists
- Liaison and consultation with professional colleagues both within and outside of OXPIP
- Deputising for the Head of Clinical Services from time to time as business needs determine
- Representing OXPIP externally for example at meetings and conferences.
- Attending Trustee meetings on request
- Ensuring safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and contributing to the OXPIP safeguarding rota
- Contributing to team learning events and service development work
- Promoting OXPIP and the awareness of parent-infant mental health
- Participating actively in regular individual and peer supervision
- Attending clinical meetings and other OXPIP meetings as required, i.e. OXPIP lectures
- Support for fundraising activities such as attendance at fundraising events, meeting funders, promoting awareness of fundraising events.
Closing date: Monday 3rd November 9am
Interviews will be on: Tuesday 18th November
To apply please complete the OXPIP form, which can be downloaded below, and email it to recruitment@oxpip.org.uk.
CVs and covering letters will not be accepted.
If you have any questions, please email recruitment@oxpip.org.uk
OXPIP Senior Parent-Infant Psychotherapist Description
OXPIP Senior Parent-Infant Psychotherapist Job Application Form