# Specialist Perinatal Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-perinatal-occupational-therapist/22af5ac4-d3eb-483c-a715-73a6965c3248 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-perinatal-occupational-therapist/22af5ac4-d3eb-483c-a715-73a6965c3248.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Miranda House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T08:15:10.316Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Beverley/Humber_Teaching_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Perinatal_Occupational_Therapist/Specialist_Perinatal_Occupational_Therapist-v8351487 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351487?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.humber.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference to women and families during the perinatal period? We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our established Perinatal Mental Health Liaison Team, supporting women and families across Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. As part of a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, psychological therapists, a social worker and nursery nurses, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred and family-focused care. Occupational Therapy is highly valued within the service. You will receive regular supervision from an experienced Advanced Occupational Therapist and have opportunities to develop specialist skills, support students, participate in quality improvement initiatives and contribute to service development. You will also benefit from a strong professional OT network offering peer support, professional forums and continuing professional development opportunities. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting difference during an important stage of people's lives. If you are passionate about promoting recovery, empowering women and supporting families to thrive, we would love to hear from you. “This role may be eligible for recruitment incentives. Please liaise with the recruiting manager for further details.” ### Main duties of the job The core functions of this post include assessing and treating your own specialist caseload of clients for a professional OT service, providing specialist OT advice to other disciplines, supervising junior staff, students, support workers, leading/contributing to clinical audits, undertaking research and ensuring effective patient/service-user care is maintained. The post holder will be expected to work independently using the MOHO as the main framework for assessment. They will need to possess effective time management skills and be able to commute across the Humber 4 patches.. There will also be an expectation that the post holder hold a Care Co-ordinator role for some patients going forward. The post holder will play a key role in supporting women experiencing perinatal mental health difficulties to regain confidence, independence and engagement in meaningful occupations. Using a holistic biopsychosocial approach, you will undertake MOHO-informed assessments, develop personalised intervention plans and deliver evidence-based interventions that promote recovery, wellbeing and family functioning. You will use outcome measures, including TOMs, to demonstrate impact and contribute to service improvement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information with regard to the vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification ### 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** - Completed preceptorship programme - Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area - Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities **Desirable** - Successful completion of preceptorship - Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area - Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development - Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills - Evidence of good time management skills - Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive - Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity - Ability to commute between the various sites - Mandatory training to support safe practice and the management of violence and aggression - Manoeuvres patients/service-user and or equipment - Requirement of frequent concentration e.g., assessments, care plans - Provide working hours to support the service needs **Desirable** - Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities - Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures - Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment ### Qualifications and Knowledge **Essential** - Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy - Registration with the HCPC - A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service - Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice - Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area - Basic IT skills - Experienced and competent practice educator with up to date SLiP training **Desirable** - Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning - Registration within the specialist RCOT sections - Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students. - Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area - Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area ## Documents - [being humber (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2687) - [staff benefits (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2760) - [perinatal ot jd (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10676917) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2269) - [application guide & interview tips (pdf, 600.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3021) - [destination humber - allied health professionals (pdf, 11.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2512) ## 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.