Clinical Occupational Therapist

The role of the Clinical Occupational Therapist is to manage a complex perinatal mental health caseload, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of perinatal mental health clinical services using clinical skills and knowledge within the specialty area of perinatal mental health.

• To manage a clinical caseload
• To work as a member of the MDT
• To support the development of evidence based OT practice
• To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to
• Self care
• Work
• Leisure
• To contribute to service development
• To participate in research/audit activities
• To supervise the work of OT Technical instructors and OT students on fieldwork placement
• Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
• To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT
• To work independently without direct supervision

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people

This Is Strengthened By Our New Values

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Please note that Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust operate a probationary period. Further details are available on request.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leanne Kalemaj Job title: Perinatal Team Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02039 613610