Job summary
1 WTE/ 37.5 hours Band 6 Perinatal Occupational Therapist Tri-Borough Perinatal Service (0.6 Hammersmith & Fulham 0.4 Hounslow)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to offer a 1 year fixed term post to an Occupational Therapist to work in the Tri-borough Perinatal Mental Health Service. This is an innovative award winning service delivering new models of specialist care within West London NHS Trust.
The position will be across Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow boroughs. The successful candidate may be asked to work across the tri-borough service; Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow who are based at Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Maternity Hospital, St Bernard's Hospital site and West Middlesex University Hospital/Lakeside Mental Health Unit.
This is an opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work in a specialist area to gain exposure and enhance their knowledge and skills with the support of a highly specialised team. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their own specialist skills in Perinatal Mental Health. The duties in brief will include, assessments of referrals to the service, managing an Occupational Therapy clinical caseload of antenatal and postnatal women, providing Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention, supervising Peer Support Workers and students, whilst working within a multidisciplinary team.
We would support the successful candidate with an ongoing training programme to facilitate their development within the post.
Main duties of the job
The Band 6 Occupational Therapist will provide a person centred, evidence based occupational therapy service to women in the perinatal period. To apply clinical skills and reasoning in assessment, treatment, intervention and evaluation which include individual and group orientated approaches.
To manage a caseload of women 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 use evidence-based principles to apply clinical skills and reasoning in occupational therapy, assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation which include individual and group orientated approaches.
To work in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team to support the development of and promote evidence-based OT within the perinatal service. To act as a resource for the Multi-disciplinary team, providing occupational therapy professional guidance, and to lead on the evaluation and continued development of occupational therapy in the Perinatal service.
To take responsibility for the direct supervision of less clinically experienced staff, support staff (including those with lived experience) and students, including conducting Performance Development Review (PDR) as appropriate.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oBSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
- oHCPC Registered
- oEvidence of contining professional development including recently in perinatal mental health practice and safeguarding children practice
Desirable
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent
- oDual qualified as RMN or midwife
- oSpecialist Training in perinatal & infant mental health
- oClinical supervision training
- oQualifications / training in specialist skills e.g. therapeutic / psychological interventions
Experience
Essential
- oProfessional knowledge acquired through degree /diploma
- oPost qualification experience
- oExperience working with women with serious mental illness.
- oIn-patient and/or community mental health OT clinical experience
- oExperience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments
- oExperience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary / multi-agency context
- oExperience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families
- oExperience of undertaking complex nursing and mental state, risk and needs assessments
- oExperience of working in a multi-racial/cultural community and of working with interpreters
Desirable
- oExperience of assessing and managing women with mental illness during the perinatal period
- oExperience of multi-agency pre-birth planning (CPA) for women with serious mental illness
- oEvidence of networking within the Perinatal Psychiatry Specialty
- oExperience of working in obstetrics and gynaecology
- oExperience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs
- oExperience of contributing to policies and procedures
- oExperience of supervising mental health / non mental health professionals
Skills and ability
Essential
- oSufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
- oTeam/self management and organisational skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service.
- oAbility to contribute to and facilitate effective multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
- oAbility to implement evidence-based practice
- oAbility to liaise and offer highly specialist consultation to other agencies effectively
- oAbility to provide highly specialist OT assessments and a range of therapeutic interventions
- oAbility to effectively manage own clinical and administrative caseload and work under pressure at times of change
- oAbility to identify, recognise and understand safeguarding children issues and refer appropriately
- oAbility to develop and deliver training on perinatal mental health and associated issues such as safeguarding children, domestic violence
- oAbility to provide supervision to staff within own and other disciplines and to use supervision effectively
Desirable
- oComputer literate to an intermediate level.
- oPresentation and teaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- oUp to date knowledge of evidence based practice and current developments in perinatal psychiatry.
- oAwareness and knowledge of factors and developments specifically relating to O.T. within perinatal psychiatry
- oKnowledge of mental illness in the perinatal period
- oUp to date knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and associated legislation and government policy and its implications for mental health services
- oKnowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal psychiatry services
- oKnowledge & understanding of contributions of other disciplines and professionals to a multi-agency service
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and audit issues
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oBSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
- oHCPC Registered
- oEvidence of contining professional development including recently in perinatal mental health practice and safeguarding children practice
Desirable
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent
- oDual qualified as RMN or midwife
- oSpecialist Training in perinatal & infant mental health
- oClinical supervision training
- oQualifications / training in specialist skills e.g. therapeutic / psychological interventions
Experience
Essential
- oProfessional knowledge acquired through degree /diploma
- oPost qualification experience
- oExperience working with women with serious mental illness.
- oIn-patient and/or community mental health OT clinical experience
- oExperience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments
- oExperience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary / multi-agency context
- oExperience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families
- oExperience of undertaking complex nursing and mental state, risk and needs assessments
- oExperience of working in a multi-racial/cultural community and of working with interpreters
Desirable
- oExperience of assessing and managing women with mental illness during the perinatal period
- oExperience of multi-agency pre-birth planning (CPA) for women with serious mental illness
- oEvidence of networking within the Perinatal Psychiatry Specialty
- oExperience of working in obstetrics and gynaecology
- oExperience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs
- oExperience of contributing to policies and procedures
- oExperience of supervising mental health / non mental health professionals
Skills and ability
Essential
- oSufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
- oTeam/self management and organisational skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service.
- oAbility to contribute to and facilitate effective multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
- oAbility to implement evidence-based practice
- oAbility to liaise and offer highly specialist consultation to other agencies effectively
- oAbility to provide highly specialist OT assessments and a range of therapeutic interventions
- oAbility to effectively manage own clinical and administrative caseload and work under pressure at times of change
- oAbility to identify, recognise and understand safeguarding children issues and refer appropriately
- oAbility to develop and deliver training on perinatal mental health and associated issues such as safeguarding children, domestic violence
- oAbility to provide supervision to staff within own and other disciplines and to use supervision effectively
Desirable
- oComputer literate to an intermediate level.
- oPresentation and teaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- oUp to date knowledge of evidence based practice and current developments in perinatal psychiatry.
- oAwareness and knowledge of factors and developments specifically relating to O.T. within perinatal psychiatry
- oKnowledge of mental illness in the perinatal period
- oUp to date knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and associated legislation and government policy and its implications for mental health services
- oKnowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal psychiatry services
- oKnowledge & understanding of contributions of other disciplines and professionals to a multi-agency service
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and audit issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
