NHS Perinatal Practitioner Occupational Therapist

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 6 Perinatal Practitioner Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.Location: Waltham ForestContract Type: Ongoing contractPay Rate: £25 per hour (assignment rate)Shift Pattern: Part time/full timeBenefits of working with us:
Fully online and paperless registration serviceFree DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.£250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to usClinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years experienceYour own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sectorDaily payroll and in-house payroll system
Duties:
Manage a caseload of service users open to the perinatal service, offering a range of interventions, for a stated limited periodEnsuring assessment, support/care-plans and intervention is shared and agreed with relevant individuals and agenciesPlan care in association with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, involving involve service user, and where appropriate carers in the care planning and care delivery, having explained options and obtained consent to care and treatmentBe responsible for organising and prioritising workload in the day to day allocation of work, responding to referrals as and when they presentBe responsible for providing accurate records of information required for audit purposesEnsure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the register
Ensure referrals to the team are processed and responded to accordingly, assessing and using professional judgement to assess level of need and urgency, as well as obtaining further information as required, determining appropriate intervention and proposed outcomes of interventionWork constructively with colleagues to ensure a carefully planned ‘safety network’ of care is available for parents and babiesWork collaboratively with multiagency colleagues to ensure a carefully planned ‘safety network’ of care is available for parents and babies
Requirements of the Perinatal Practitioner Occupational Therapist:
A qualified RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to provide mental health interventions to pregnant women and/or their partners/significant othersRecent NHS experienceRelevant registrationHave organisational knowledge relating to protocols and procedures and adhere to themPost qualification experience within a mental health setting and extensive experience of working in the community as a qualified Practitioner; and working with Safeguarding children cases Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable, and/or a keen interest in this specialist area
Contact:This Perinatal Practitioner Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Reece Golding; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.We welcome applications from Band 5 Occupational Therapists aswell as Band 6 & 7 as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS experience is very desirable for many of our jobs.Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Occupational Therapy role as we need to meet our clients requirements.Reasonable Adjustments:If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
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