Occupational Therapist/Care Co-ordinator | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking two Band 6 Occupational Therapist/Care Co-ordinators to work in the Lambeth and Lewisham Community Perinatal Teams. The position involves assessing and treating mental health issues faced by pregnant women and new mothers. Responsibilities include managing a caseload, implementing safeguarding procedures, and supporting junior staff. This is a full-time role, with benefits including career development opportunities and NHS discounts. Applications close on January 4, 2026.

Benefits

Generous pay, pensions and leave

Flexible working options

Career development programmes

Car lease benefits

Keyworker housing

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in managing care for women with mental illness during the perinatal period.
• Ability to encourage and empower service users in their care.
• Enhanced understanding of mental health symptoms in practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate a caseload of women with mental illness.
• Implement safeguarding procedures and handle risk assessments.
• Support junior staff and contribute to quality care.

Skills

Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Mental health understanding

Autonomous working

Support and teaching junior staff

Safeguarding procedures

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity for 2 Band 6 Occupational Therapist/Care Co‑ordinators (Lambeth and Lewisham Community Perinatal Teams). The post holder will be responsible for assessing and treating a range of mental health difficulties suffered by pregnant women and those with infants up to one year old.

The service operates from 9am-5pm Monday–Friday. This is a full‑time post.

Responsibilities

• Managing and care co‑ordinating a caseload of women with moderate to severe mental illness during the perinatal period.
• Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care, and with their consent, where appropriate, seeking the cooperation of friends, relatives and carers – following ‘recovery’ principles and approaches.
• Demonstrating competencies in Risk Assessment and Risk Management, including reporting of Serious Incidents and Complaints.
• Part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening and managing new referrals, fielding telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.
• Understanding and implementing safeguarding procedures in a community setting; recognise, report and investigate safeguarding issues and raise safeguarding alerts if you suspect that a service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse.
• Working autonomously within the parameters of the role, leading and supporting junior staff and the wider care team to implement the delivery of quality care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery‑focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
• Demonstrating an enhanced understanding of mental health signs and symptoms and of how these may present in practice, including recognition of impact on patient presentation and behaviour and risk factors. Supporting and teaching junior staff to develop an understanding of mental health signs and symptoms and appropriate responses in practice.

Benefits

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work‑life balance. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as part‑time working and job sharing.
• Career development – opportunities to progress your career and support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• Car lease – our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
• Accommodation – our staff benefit from keyworker housing available on selected sites.
• NHS discounts through the Health Service Discounts website.

Next Steps

We look forward to receiving your application.

See Job description and Person Specification for more detailed information.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.