Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Would
you be interested in an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, motivated team
that has an open and supportive culture?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated, and
motivated Registered Occupational Therapist who would like the opportunity to
work within our Older Adult Community Mental Health Team with patients that
have functional and organic mental health needs.

The core working hours for our team is
Monday to Friday (9pm -5pm) and this specific post is for 37.5 hours per week,
however there is scope for flexible working.

You
will be part of an integrated team consisting of Community Mental Health
Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Junior Medics, a
Clinical Psychologist, Support Workers, a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner,
and administration staff. You will also be supported by the Team Manager who
offers a robust supervision and appraisal process.

We are a fun, engaging team where team members regularly support one
another, and we have fantastic team morale. We regularly participate in team
building exercises including our annual cooking competitions, and we have
always received a lot of positive feedback from students.

We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to
develop your knowledge and skills, therefore we offer continuing professional development
opportunities including in-house training and additional training at university
if requested.

Main duties of the job

Our service has developed a range of therapeutic interventions
which has a Solution Focused approach at the core of its offer. We are dedicated to upskilling as a team
and regularly focus on continued professional development.

You will manage a caseload of patients with functional and organic
mental health conditions from assessment to discharge and engage in therapeutic
interventions with them.

You will develop the skills
to undertake full Psychosocial assessments, individual care plans and risk
assessments with patients and their carers.

Attend MDT meetings on a weekly basis to discuss allocations,
complex cases and there is also a lot of opportunity for joint working.

Complete functional assessments to support with diagnosis of
dementia and goal setting work.

To assess for and fit equipment to support the independence and
safety of our patients.

Being involved in Solution focused supervision sessions,
Reflective practice, Complex Case discussions and additional training
opportunities.

To be provided with the opportunity to become involved in CST
(Cognitive Stimulation Therapy) groups, Carers groups and anxiety management
group.

The Older Adult Mental Health service is comprised of several
specialist teams, and you will have the opportunity to work with our Inpatient
wards and Hospital at Home Team to meet the needs of more acutely unwell
patients.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Ability to use a variety of IT systems and database.

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/degree in OT with HCPC Registration.
• Postgraduate level training/experience relevant to mental health.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

• Practice Education training gained within one year of appointment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to patient group.
• Knowledge/experience of audit procedures.
• Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures.
• Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice.
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application.

Desirable

• Knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice.
• Knowledge and application of standardised assessments.
• Working knowledge and experience of the application of the Model of Human Occupation and/or other models of practice.

Experience

Essential

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health.
• Minimum 1 year within/related specialty.
• Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work.

Desirable

• Experience of a range of mental health settings.
• Supervision of support staff and students.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Closing Date: 30 July 2026