Perinatal Occupational Therapist - Band 6

Job summary

The Perinatal Community Mental Health Team has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team

Are you passionate about ensuring that women and baby have access to high quality and evidence-based mental health and psychological care?

Maternal mental health is a life-saving, crucial and growing area of practice. Bringing together some of the most passionate and skilled healthprofessionals in the NHS. 10% of women develop a mental health problem during pregnancy or within the immediate period after the birth of theirbaby and untreated can have a devastating impact on the women affected and their families. In the UK, mental health in pregnant and post-natalwomen has previously often gone unrecognised, undiagnosed and untreated.

Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust's Specialist perinatal mental health service work is a multidisciplinary team that is meeting thespecific needs of ante and post-natal women with a high quality multi-disciplinary service and linking with the full range of health and social careprofessionals including GPs, health visitors and midwives as well as gynaecology, obstetrics etc.

Main duties of the job

Our staff pride themselves on being innovative, creative and responsive to meet the needs of our service users.

We are well known for providing a positive working atmosphere and encourage people to join our team who are team players, supportive, resilient, confident and enthusiastic.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who can work confidently on their own as well as supporting the team. Good communication, problemsolving skills and an interest in Perinatal Mental health are essential in this role.

You are required to be a driver with access to a car that can be used for business purposes. An ability to demonstrate the Trust's vision and valuesin practice is beneficial.

Visits to the team or questions are encouraged to appreciate this exciting role.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.