Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Sabp; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the region is seeking a highly motivated Occupational Therapist to support women in Surrey during the perinatal period. This role focuses on providing specialist interventions and working closely with mental health teams. Candidates should have a degree in Occupational Therapy and experience in patient assessment. Excellent training and development opportunities are offered in a supportive environment. The location is in Chertsey, with easy access to London and surrounding areas.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

Strong support team

Flexible working conditions

Qualifications

• Experience working with women in the perinatal period.
• Ability to provide mental and physical health interventions.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with other services.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose individuals referred to the Perinatal service.
• Manage a caseload of women with complex mental health needs.
• Plan and evaluate occupational therapy interventions.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Patient Assessment

Team Collaboration

Mental Health Support

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Occupational Therapist to help grow the occupational therapy team and to provide specialist interventions both individually and in group settings to women across Surrey. The post is for our NW team, based at Unither House in Chertsey. You will link with your peers covering the East and SW sides of the service and also have access to support from an OT assistant part time.

Job Overview

• To assess and contribute to the diagnosis of individuals referred to the Perinatal service.
• To manage a caseload of women in the perinatal period with complex, severe and enduring mental health needs, providing interventions which support and promote improved mental and physical health for mothers, babies and their families.
• To evaluate the occupational needs of individuals referred to the perinatal mental health service.
• To plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy interventions.
• To supervise and teach staff.

Do you aspire to change people’s lives for the better? Would you like to work flexibly in a highly regarded team who strive to provide high quality care primarily to mothers, alongside their babies and partners ensuring women experience positive mental health during pregnancy and postnatally?

We offer excellent training and development opportunities to enable you to work in this specialism, including perinatal conferences, simulation training, postgraduate opportunities and regular internal training.

As a member of the team, you would provide specialist OT and biopsychosocial assessments and interventions to women during pregnancy, delivery and up to 24 months postnatal. The post holder will develop strong links with the Parent Infant mental health service, Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership, Midwifery, Adult mental health, Children’s services, and the voluntary sector. The team works closely with the mental health midwives and obstetricians from the 5 local maternity units. You will hold a caseload of women for a specified locality and participate in triaging new referrals on a rotational basis supported by experienced team members.

The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to an extensive, coordinated CPD programme including supervision, care group and trust‑wide training, core competence training, and annual conferences.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lindsey Mosley Job title: Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07717440829