# Perinatal Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-occupational-therapist/cf9676aa-d3eb-4149-9452-3771e10dfa12 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-occupational-therapist/cf9676aa-d3eb-4149-9452-3771e10dfa12.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Inc HCA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-02T16:20:34.607Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8368512 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8368512?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience which demonstrates competencies to meet the job description - Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments - Clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting patient group - Assessing and providing aids of daily living - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions relevant to perinatal mental health. - Ability to establish rapport with difficult to engage patients/carers - Risk assessment and management skills - Specialist knowledge and application of current best practice in OT in perinatal mental health - Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively ### Effort & Environment **Essential** - Ability to engage in physical activity groups and frequent community / home visits. - Ability to meet the demands of a patient group with complex needs which requires a high level of concentration and an ability to adapt quickly to a variety of emotional/ physical situations. ### Training & Qualification **Essential** - Diploma/degree in OT - UK HCPC Registration - CPPD portfolio containing evidence of active involvement in CPPD activities **Desirable** - Fieldwork Educators training - Interest in under taking further relevant studies / training courses ## Documents - [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090) - [elft staff benefits (pdf, 653.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3107) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [elft staff benefits leaflet new (pdf, 465.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3106) - [perinatal occupational therapist jd & person spec (pdf, 232.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10722289) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.