Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a part-time Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated team at the Rosewood Mother and Baby Unit (MBU).

The Rosewood MBU is an eight-bedded inpatient unit providing specialist care and treatment to women experiencing acute perinatal mental health issues. Our mission is to support the health and recovery of mothers while fostering the crucial early development of the mother-infant relationship.

We are therefore looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team. The post holder will have experience working within mental health, and if possible, experience of perinatal mental health and/or infant/child development.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is committed to the development and clinical leadership of the MBU.

• The post holder will be registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

• To provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to those patients on Rosewood Mother and Baby Unit.
• To support the continued development and provision of a meaningful group programme on the ward.
• To support the Occupational Therapy Assistants on the ward with their involvement in patient care.
• To be involved in multi-disciplinary decisions regarding patient care.
• The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To identify, develop and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
• To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
• To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

What is High Cost Area Allowance? The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.

As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.

As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month. 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,121. (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly).