Perinatal community Occupational Therapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Inc HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 4DG |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7367028/363-TH7367028 |
Summary
The Perinatal Mental Health Team is a mental health service for pregnant and postnatal women with severe and complex mental illness. The aim of the team is to detect, prevent and treat perinatal mental health problems to improve the experience of pregnancy and the postpartum period for women and their families. Women at risk of relapse following delivery are assessed early in pregnancy to allow them time to consider the treatment and support options available. The team works collaboratively with women, their families and other professionals, to plan care for pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Ideal candidate will have worked within community mental health services and have interest within neurodiversity.
· To manage a caseload with complex mental Health and neurodiversity needs
· To work with patients to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist health & occupational therapy assessment tools & treatment techniques specific to perinatal occupational therapy
· To plan & implement patient led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
• to be the allocated duty worker for the team a when assigned
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
To manage a caseload with complex mental Health and neurodiversity needs
· To work with patients to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist health & occupational therapy assessment tools & treatment techniques specific to perinatal occupational therapy
· To work with patients in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment & interventions (home, community, children’s centres, other organisations)
· To plan & implement patient led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
• to be the allocated duty worker for the team a when assigned
This advert closes on Monday 25 Aug 2025