Infant Mental Health OT Specialist (Part-Time)

Nhs Greater Glasgow And Clyde; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Development opportunities

27 days annual leave + holidays

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Infant Mental Health Team within Specialist Children's Services. The post supports infants from conception to 3 years old and their caregivers, offering autonomous clinical practice.

This fixed-term, part-time role (21.6 hours per week) is based at Templeton Business Centre, Glasgow, with opportunities to develop in infant mental health, trauma-informed practice and family-centered assessment.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist.
• Post-registration experience.
• Experience working with infants and families, and complex multi-agency systems.
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously within a specialist team.
• Sound understanding of infant mental health, attachment theory, trauma-informed practice and early occupational development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert occupational therapy assessment, intervention and ongoing management for infants and their families.
• Work independently across community and early years settings.
• Provide a specialist occupational therapy perspective within a multidisciplinary team.
• Support infants with complex needs, including disabilities, social care involvement and additional support needs.
• Develop and implement early interventions that strengthen infant-caregiver relationships and attachment.
• Use specialist knowledge of infant mental health and development in clinical practice.
• Provide specialist advice to colleagues within the Infant Mental Health Service and partner agencies.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary assessment, formulation and care planning.
• Communicate clinical opinions and intervention plans to families and professionals.
• Promote the role of occupational therapy across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.

Skills

HCPC registered Occupational Therapist

Post-registration experience

Experience with infants and families

Advanced clinical reasoning

Strong communication skills

Autonomy within a specialist team

Infant mental health concepts

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Infant Mental Health Team within Specialist Children's Services. The post supports infants from conception to 3 years old and their caregivers, offering autonomous clinical practice.

This fixed-term, part-time role (21.6 hours per week) is based at Templeton Business Centre, Glasgow, with opportunities to develop in infant mental health, trauma-informed practice and family-centered assessment.