Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 10 February 2026
The post holder will work as a senior Occupational Therapist within the Yorkshire and Humber Mother & Baby Unit, providing specialist assessment and tailored interventions to mothers with moderate to severe perinatal mental health needs. They will promote functional and psychological independence through individual and group therapies, while offering expert clinical advice to colleagues and external partners. The role includes contributing to care planning, delivering high quality interventions, and supporting staff through supervision, appraisal, and role modelling best practice. Working closely with the Clinical Team Manager, the post holder will help coordinate daily service delivery, develop the Occupational Therapy pathway, and support ongoing service improvement and professional development within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The role includes offering expert advice to colleagues and external agencies and contributing to high-quality care planning and delivery throughout admission. The post holder will provide clinical supervision, staff appraisals, and team coordination, while modelling best practice in Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions, risk management, and recovery-focused care. Operating Monday to Friday on a 7.5-hour rotational shift pattern, the role involves close collaboration with the Clinical Team Manager to ensure effective treatment delivery and continuous service improvement. The post holder will actively participate in day-to-day service provision, working within a structured Occupational Therapy pathway and contributing to the development of a robust OT service. They will also be responsible for care planning under the Care Programme Approach (CPA), supporting colleagues in implementing treatment plans, and maintaining strong professional links within the Trust to uphold standards and support the ongoing evolution of the profession.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job responsibilities
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net Attach to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Relevant core professional qualification that is essential for the post - BSc/Dip/MSc OT.
Skills
* Evidence of post qualification development or training.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Can demonstrate assessment and problem solving skills.
Experience
* Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill, knowledge and experience.
* Minimum of 18 months experience as a qualified occupational therapist.
* Experience of working with mental health.
* Experience of supervising other staff.
* Experience of risk management.
Knowledge
* Demonstrates a commitment to service improvement with use of evidence based practice.
* Clear understanding of the Occupational Therapy role within perinatal mental health.
* Actively seeks opportunities for personal and professional development.
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.
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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