Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
**Please be advised that applications from Band 5 Occupational Therapists will be considered for this role**
- As the Senior OT, you will have responsibility for the OT provision on your ward, which includes managing clinical interventions using the VdT Model of Creative Ability, as well as the supervision of junior OT staff.
- To work as an autonomous professional according to the Royal College of Occupational Therapy ‘Professional standards for occupational therapy practice, conduct and ethics (2021)’ and the ‘Health Professions Council Regulations’.
- To contribute to the overall service development of the team and actively participate in Continuing Professional Development. Provide leadership through supervision, mentoring, education and training.
- To work as part of the integrated team to plan, deliver and evaluate all aspects of the patient treatment process, including discharge and referral to appropriate community based health and social care agencies.
Main duties of the job
1. To assess clients referred to the service.
2. To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases.
3. To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
4. To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
5. To liaise closely with community Occupational Therapy Department as required.
6. To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
7. To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
8. To liaise with Social Services and Housing Organisations concerning provision of equipment and home adaptations. ?
9. To manage a complex caseload.
10. To apply a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual or group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
11. To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to assistants, junior staff, students, carers and statutory or non-statutory bodies.
12. To regularly review clients’ progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment or discharge clients accordingly.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Degree (BSc/MSc) in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Experience of working in mental health
Desirable
- Working knowledge of other specialist techniques or specialities
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of Continual Professional
- Previous work experience in a Mental health / older adults, /neurology/ LD/ Social service provision.
Desirable
- Supervision of students. Supervision of OTA’s/Technicians.
Closing Date: 13 September 2026
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