Occupational Therapist (Band 5) Perinatal Inpatient UnitNHS

Job summary

Working alongside the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist on our Mother and Baby Unit, you will be responsible for providing high quality, evidence based occupational therapy assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation to support mothers' lasting recoveries.

Main duties of the job

The focus is on delivering individual and group occupational therapy sessions which facilitates the development of the Mother-Baby relationship, promotes safety, and prepares mothers to return home.

You will support the provision of a varied therapeutic programme with input from the Multidisciplinary Team, Sessional Workers, and Volunteers, which is responsive to the interests and needs of the mothers and their babies.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Clinical

To undertake occupational assessment of antenatal and post-natal women

To contribute to assessing and completing risk assessments

Communication

To develop a comprehensive set of skills to effectively communicate

To interact with service users, families, carers and support networks in an empathetic fashion

Professional

To understand and demonstrate skill in the supervision process

To participate in the induction, training and education of students

Continued Professional Development

To develop leadership skills

To demonstrate ongoing personal development

To actively role model, good time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.

About us

By coming to work on the Mother and Baby Unit you would be part of the SLaM Perinatal Services, which include the MBU and Community Perinatal Teams for the local boroughs.

The team work in a multi-disciplinary manner and the different professional skills of each team member make a valuable contribution to the care and recovery of the mothers who are admitted here. There is a strong ethos of working with the mother and baby relationship, the wider family and friendship systems and in keeping the social and cultural context of the family in mind. In addition to this we are a trauma led service.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

SLaM has more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services and by coming to work at SLaM, you will be part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field with an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.