Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist: Sponsorship Available

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist, passionate about perinatal mental health?

Do you thrive onservice development, clinical leadership, and making a difference where it matters most?

We’relooking for a dynamic Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to lead and develop occupational therapy provision inourMotherand Baby Unit at theBethlemRoyal Hospital.

We have recently been accredited by the Royal College ofPsychiatrists,making us the only MBU in London currently tohave achievedthese standards.

Our specialist unit supports women experiencing mental illness during pregnancy and the postnatal period, including postnatal depression, postpartum psychosis, and relapse of any and all serious mental illness. You’ll play a pivotal role in supporting recovery, attachment, and meaningful occupation for mothers and their babies.

This is a standout opportunity to:

Leadhigh-quality OT practicein a specialist inpatient setting

Shape and grow avital service

Share yourexpertiseandinfluence practicewithin a multi-disciplinary team

Lead withcompassion,confidenceand purpose

Ifyou’reready to lead, innovate, and make a lasting difference for mothers and babies, apply now and be part of something truly meaningful.

Main duties of the job

To provide a range of specialist Occupational Therapy assessments of antenatal and post-natal women.

To have specialist knowledge to carry out OT assessments and interventions in both one-to-one and group sessions.

To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs

To lead on the planning, co-ordination, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy provision on the Mother and Baby Unit.

To provide leadership for junior Staff, Students, Sessional Workers and Volunteers

To lead on and hold responsibility for defined projects as agreed with the Ward Manager and/or Head of Therapies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Occupational Therapist

Desirable

  • Post-graduate training relevant to the specialist area
  • Post-registration qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience as an OT
  • Substantial post registration experience working with Mental Health service users
  • Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work
  • Experience of supervising junior staff and students
  • Experience of audit, procedures research and their and clinical application in governance practice

Desirable

  • Experience of working with Older adults / people with dementias
  • Experience of working with people whose behaviours challenge services
  • Experience of working in an inner city, multicultural

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

  • High level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
  • Extensive knowledge of the principles or risk assessment and risk management
  • Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions and outcome measures, relevant to client group
  • Skills in applying evidence-based practice

Desirable

  • Detailed knowledge of legislation relevant to Mental Health and specialist practice where appropriate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

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