Parent Infant Practitioner

Parent Infant Practitioner

The closing date is 22 January 2026

This is a community based role covering the North Lancashire and South Cumbria area. We are seeking applications from confident and enthusiastic professionals who are passionate about working in a perinatal service and have experience or understanding of mental health. Post holders will work with women and their babies providing parent infant interventions with the aim to support bond and attachment.

We welcome applications from both male and female applicants and although advantageous, there is no requirement to have previous perinatal experience, as training will be provided. Must have Nursery Nurse/Early Years qualification.

Contact:
Emma Stoney, Tel:
Email:
Peter Bonnick, Tel:
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Work as a Parent Infant Practioner under the supervision of the Lead Parent Infant Practitioner and wider perinatal team. To work within the multi-disciplinary team meeting the needs of women, infants and their families by undertaking identified interventions and tasks that support and enable family centred care. Have a caring and supportive approach to ensure the optimum health and social wellbeing of each mother and baby and support them to develop and strengthen their bond.

Work in clients homes, clinics and children's centres. Work in collaboration with parents and multi-professionals to develop person centred programmes of care. Be alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and act in accordance with local safeguarding policies and procedures. Provide information on signposting to additional services as required. To liaise with other members of the health care team as indicated.

To adhere to all Trust policies and procedure. Complete mandatory training within timescales.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy for the full responsibilities of this role.

• Level 3 Early Years Practitioner, NNEB, BTEC Childhood Studies or equivalent
• Obtains good language and literacy skills (GCSE or above)
• NVQ - National Vocational Qualification in childcare Level 3 or 4

• Knowledge and experience of child development
• Knowledge of Perinatal Mental Health (PNMH)
• Knowledge of Infant Mental Health
• Willingness to access core training to further increase knowledge and understanding of perinatal and infant mental health in relation to parent/infant relationship

• Experience of working with infants (0
  - 2) and families
• Experience of working on own or as part of a team
• Experience an understanding of working within safeguarding and processes

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata (subject to confirmation)