Overview
We are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist within the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate occupational therapist to join our perinatal mental health team.
The successful candidate will work with women during pregnancy and postnatally, providing occupational therapy input to promote women’s mental health and wellbeing, functioning and support their transition to motherhood.
The successful candidate will adopt an holistic approach to their practice, considering the needs of all individuals involved.
The role involves working as part of an MDT consisting of doctors, nurses, psychologists, OT, family support workers and administrative staff.
You will work in the community alongside other community services and in patient’s homes to support women and families who need specialist care.
Whilst this role will primarily focus on delivering Perinatal OT interventions in the Sefton district, we cover Liverpool also, there may be at times the need to cross cover
Responsibilities
* Independently manage own caseload, prioritising referrals
* Select and complete bespoke standardised and non-standardised OT assessments, applying an understanding of complex mental health needs and the impact this can have on occupational performance within a parenting role, as well as the mother-infant relationship. Collaboratively set goals to guide OT interventions
* Plan and facilitate a range of 1:1 therapeutic interventions using a graded approach to achieve individualised therapeutic goals
* Contribute towards the planning, facilitation and evaluation of groups
* Develop working networks with relevant community agencies, where appropriate collaborating to complete joint working
* Represent an OT clinical perspective within the MDT and other professional meetings
* Be aware of and respond appropriately to the safeguarding needs of adults and children
* Contribute to the continued development and evaluation of the OT service within the perinatal team
* Collaborate with Mersey Care and understand the organisation’s scope, values and transformation programmes
* Work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan, using specialist mental health and OT assessment tools
* Plan and implement client centred individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
* Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention
* Apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the client’s social and physical environment
* Assess the occupational needs of a defined client group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes
* Provide clinical advice, expertise and leadership within the team
* Coordinate the care of a defined group of service users carrying out their assessment and planning, implementing and evaluating their care under CPA guidelines, including acting as care coordinator for more complex cases
* Monitor and provide professional advice and leadership to all team members with regards to caseloads and working practices
* Ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and monitor performance management to ensure high standards
* Liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing assessments and developing care plans
* Act as a point of contact for service users and carers with concerns regarding their care, addressing issues sensitively and promptly
* Develop a risk management plan for service users and ensure awareness and action by significant people
* Monitor and work with all team members to ensure risk is managed appropriately and plans are high quality
* Participate in the duty/on call rota within the CMHT where applicable
* Lead systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users under care
* Have in-depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act and support service users and carers when it is used
* Support staff involved in the application of the Mental Health Act and ensure duties are fulfilled
* Monitor provision of therapeutic activities for service users through supervision and audit
* Use skills to de-escalate situations where service users become aggressive
* Use professional judgement to determine if a service user requires medical assessment or hospital admission
* Address anger, hostility or distress in service users and ensure appropriate support after incidents
* Lead reviews to ensure service user needs are met and clinical decisions are informed
* Develop care plans to enable service users to reach and maintain optimum health and independence in the community or on discharge
* React proactively in cases of service user crisis with immediate resolution plans
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025
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