Senior Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health – Community): Sponsorship Available

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you an empathetic Occupational Therapist with a passionate interest in mental health?

A fabulous opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic NHS Trust based in Ripley, Derbyshire.

This is also a really positive time to join and contribute to shaping the future of our community mental health services, as part of our transformation to Living Well multi-agency teams.

The Occupational Therapist in post will be working within a community adult mental health service, providing specialist assessment and treatment to service users with a range of mental health conditions.

In this role you will assess, implement and develop an OT treatment programme according to the person’s diagnosis and identified needs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

  • You will be able to manage a diverse caseload and work closely with the multi-disciplinary team, giving you the opportunity to work with CPNs, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Employment Specialists and Non-Medical Prescribers.
  • You will utilise the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments that are used trust wide and will receive support and training in this.
  • The post holder will:
  • Be involved in service development and quality improvement projects, as we develop OT pathways across the organisation, build links with our partnership organisations in the community, develop our Individual Placement Support service and grow our peer support services, as we embed the Community Mental Health Framework across our teams.
  • Be part of the wider Occupational Therapy Community in Derbyshire Healthcare, contributing to CPD events, practice development opportunities and workforce development.
  • Be involved in recruitment of staff and the development of our support staff.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc Honours in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Portfolio evidence of CPD, reflection, self-motivation, team leadership skills and EBP

Desirable

  • L’Apple accreditation

Experience/Skills

Essential

  • Relevant post-registration, clinical expertise
  • Post-registration expertise in an adult mental health setting
  • Ability to apply and promote OT skills, including carrying out specialised occupational assessments, setting clear occupational goals and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions
  • Knowledge and experience of clinical supervision
  • The ability to manage own and other’s workload flexibly
  • Analytical skills involving skilled interpretation, comparison and reasoned judgement in complex situations
  • Flexible planning and organisational skills required for the formulation and adjustment of a broad range of therapeutic activities and programmes within an occupational therapy and multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of ordering equipment and adapting environments

Desirable

  • Knowledge of research techniques and experience of clinical audit
  • Post-registration expertise working with adults of working age

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: 20 September 2026

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