Associate Practitioner Occupational Therapy (APOT): Sponsorship Available

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are seeking an Associate Practitioner of Occupational Therapy (APOT) to work within a multidisciplinary team of practitioners working within Millview Court, which is a 15 bedded mixed-sex unit for patients with complex mental health problems. Millview Court provides acute treatment to working-age adults who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

We are looking for individuals with interest in working with people who have multiple challenges in their life including mental health problems and at times, complex functional and social needs.

We want people who adapt to changing environments and who can be an active member of the MDT, promoting occupational therapy, being involved in clinical discussions and leading OT interventions both on the ward and in the community.

Millview Court is multidisciplinary focused including: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Health Care Assistants, Psychiatry, Medics and Administration professionals.The Occupational therapy team focuses on assessment of needs and identifying patient pathways, this includes supporting patient activity, social inclusion and contributing to smooth discharge planning for patients.

The post holder will work alongside a registered occupational therapist and activity worker.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will support the occupational therapy team and wider team in carrying out assessments and effective interventions for a complex client group with a variety of mental health, sensory, physical, social and environmental needs.

You will be expected to work under minimal supervision and carry out assessments and treatment plans agreed with the lead occupational therapist.

This may include delivering a range of individual activities to meet their identified aims.

The post holder will plan and provide interventions tailored to the client group within the framework laid down by the OT and feed back to the OT and MDT accordingly. Interventions may include: daily living skills sessions, engagement in meaningful activity, routine based skills, community skills including graded exposure, regulation techniques and social activities.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable with people in distress and can utilise effective communication and interpersonal skills.

The post holder will need to prioritise their own workload and use their initiative when working within a busy inpatient team.

There may also be opportunity to supervise junior staff and be involved in the education of students within the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification, e.g. foundation degree; or NVQ3 level qualification plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma leve
  • Knowledge of working in the clinical area

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a health care setting and providing occupational therapy interventions as delegated.

Desirable

  • Evidence of working within a health care setting relevant to position.
  • Experience of liaising and working with multidisciplinary teams

Skills and competencies

Essential

  • Motivated and ability to work without direct supervision, prioritising own workload and using own initiative
  • Evidence of engagement with patients experiencing complex needs
  • Ability to commute within the Trust geographical area with access to an appropriate means of transport.

Desirable

  • Ability to work flexibly to respond to specific service need.

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).

Closing Date: 29 April 2026

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