Perinatal Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Tower Hamlets Perinatal Mental Health Team as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. This role offers the chance to work within a specialist multidisciplinary service supporting women experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties during pregnancy and the postnatal period. You will manage a diverse caseload, delivering specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions, both individually and in groups, across community, home and clinic settings. We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist with experience in mental health, excellent communication skills, and a passion for working with and supporting women and families during the perinatal period.

Main duties of the job

The Perinatal Mental Health Team provides mental health care to families in Tower Hamlets. The team is a dynamic and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team and includes psychiatry, clinical psychology, parent-infant therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, nursery nurse, social worker, support worker, peer support worker and pharmacy. As a specialist service it takes on complex cases and thus carries out highly specialist work. The Perinatal Mental Health Team has close links with the East London Mother and Baby Unit.

The role includes undertaking comprehensive assessments, developing person-centred care plans, facilitating individual and group interventions, contributing to risk assessment and management and duty work. Working collaboratively with families, maternity services, health and social care professionals, and voluntary sector partners. The post holder will also contribute to service development, student supervision, quality improvement activities, and the promotion of occupational therapy within the specialist perinatal mental health service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See relevant Job Description and person specification for more details on the main responsibilities.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.