Perinatal Occupational Therapist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wythenshawe; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in the UK is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join their Specialist Perinatal Service. The role involves managing caseloads of women experiencing complex mental health challenges during the perinatal period. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, providing therapeutic interventions, and collaborating with various health professionals. The position offers career development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working with women in the perinatal period with complex mental health needs.
• Ability to conduct assessments and interventions for clients with complex occupational needs.
• Strong communication skills to provide advice to multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of women in the perinatal period.
• Offer specialist assessments and interventions for clients.
• Provide professional supervision and training for students and staff.

Skills

Occupational therapy interventions

Assessment skills

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Supervision and training

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Overview

The Specialist Perinatal Service is a passionate, dynamic and committed team and, as part of our expansion plans, we are looking to an occupational therapist. We are one of the largest Specialist Perinatal Teams in the country and pride ourselves on the expertise and compassion of our staff. Our team works with small caseloads of women and people who are pregnant or in the post‑natal period experiencing mental health difficulties, at this important time in their lives. This is a rewarding and varied role working with our colleagues across the Perinatal Pathway, including maternity, health visiting, IAPT and Infant mental health.

Work as an Occupational Therapist in the Specialist Perinatal Service, within cluster 2 in Salford, Bolton, Bury and Wigan to cover maternity leave. Providing an efficiently administered and professionally competent occupational therapy service for people who use the Specialist Perinatal Service.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of women in the perinatal period with complex, severe and enduring mental health needs, offering occupational therapy interventions where mental health problems have a marked impact on their occupational functioning and who have complex occupational needs.
• Offer specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions to a case load of clients of complex needs. Assessments and interventions will identify barriers and support clients to achieving functional goals.
• Provide occupational therapy advice to the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Contribute to the planning, development, provision and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy Service within the Specialist Perinatal Service as well as contributing to audit, standard setting, research, and development.
• Provide professional supervision of students as well as training to students, staff colleagues and other agencies.

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025