Perinatal Occupational Therapist

To provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions for a specified service user group, to carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and to develop the Occupational Therapy service provision within the setting., To manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in hospital and community settings and on home visits.

To maintain clinical records.

To develop skills and knowledge through participation in the Band 5 OT Development Programme and competency framework.

To gain experience through involvement with Band 5 OT's in the Trust and the wider perinatal network.

To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.

To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout