Perinatal Occupational Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Basildon

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday (rising to 33)

Excellent pension 14.5%

Relocation package £8K

Season ticket loans

Staff discounts

Job summary

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Perinatal Mental Health Service. You will manage a caseload of women in the perinatal period and deliver OT interventions to support mental and physical health for mothers and babies.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team across Essex, liaise with primary care and maternity services, supervise students, and maintain HCPC registration.

Qualifications

Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience as an Occupational Therapist.
Experience safeguarding both adult and child populations.
Community-based OT experience.
Experience working with individuals with mental health needs.
Experience in perinatal mental health services.
Experience supervising OT students.
Experience setting up and running OT groups.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of women in the perinatal period.
Provide occupational therapy interventions to support mental and physical health for mothers, babies and families.
Collaborate with Perinatal Practitioners, Psychology, Social Workers and other MDT members.
Conduct high-quality mental health assessments as required.
Develop care plans in partnership with service users focusing on recovery goals.
Facilitate smooth transitions between primary and secondary care and liaise with partner agencies.

Skills

Post-qual experience

Safeguarding experience

Community OT

Mental health

Perinatal OT

OT supervision

OT group facilitation

Job description

Perinatal Occupational Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata for part time, plus 5% High Cost Allowance

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Occupational Therapist to join our small Occupational Therapy team, within the Essex Perinatal Mental Health Service. The post holder will work closely as part as multidisciplinary team within our South West & East Essex hubs, contributing to the care and support of mothers experiencing mental health difficulties within the perinatal period.

You will be clinically responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality Occupational Therapy while working collaboratively within the wider MDT.

You will manage a caseload of women in the perinatal period with complex, severe and enduring mental health needs, providing Occupational Therapy interventions which support and promote improved mental and physical health for mothers, their babies and wider family.

You will actively liaise with and work alongside external partner services such as Primary Care, Maternity services, Health Visiting, Adult and Children’s Social Care and Community Mental Health Services.

As an autonomous therapist, you will manage your own caseload and exercise professional judgment without direct supervision. You will also be expected to maintain and develop your professional competence in line with HCPC regulations and the standards of practice set by the Trust.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
£8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

To apply highly specialist OT clinical knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of women in the perinatal period. Applying an understanding of the effects of multiple, enduring and complex mental health needs on Occupational Performance within a parenting role.

To hold a caseload of women in the Perinatal period who have identified areas of difficulty in relation to function and Occupational Performance and to work collaboratively with Perinatal Practitioners, Psychology, Perinatal Social Workers, Support Workers, Nursery Nurse and Psychiatrists when required.

To conduct both single handed and joint high quality mental health assessments as required to identify mental health needs for people referred to the Perinatal Mental Health Service.

To ensure risks are effectively managed and interventions are effectively prioritised.

To ensure the monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of Occupational Therapy interventions, and agreed mental health and parent-infant interventions against clear aims.

To ensure care plans are developed in partnership with service users and that they reflect personal recovery goals focused on improving Occupational Performance. These should be strength-based and oriented towards reinforcing a positive identity and developing valued social roles.

To facilitate smooth transitions for service users between primary and secondary care services where required. Establishing links and working in collaboration with partner agencies in order to contribute and manage aspects of an individual’s care plan.

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