Specialist Occupational Therapist – Rehab: Sponsorship Available

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Learning Disabilities Care Group of The North London Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, proactive and dynamic Occupational Therapist to work in the Rehabilitation Pathway across Camden & Islington. The post holder’s base will be Aberdeen Park & Highview Community Rehabilitation Units with the expectation of linking in with the Community Rehab Teams (Camden & Islington) and supporting timely discharges.

The focus of the role will be the individual assessment, intervention and evaluation of treatment to maximise service user’s recovery and rehabilitation. This will be delivered within the NICE framework and be evidence based best practice

The post holder will be responsible for a defined caseload and they will formulate appropriate, specific, highly specialist treatment plans; providing skilled and specialist interventions to service users with complex mental health problems.

They will work closely with staff within the community rehab units, community rehab teams and with relevant outside organisations in the provision of a comprehensive occupational therapy service.

This post will be under the guidance and support of the Occupational Therapy Older Adult & Rehab inpatient Lead and Head of Allied Health Professions for the Care Group. The successful applicant will manage a caseload and will be expected to supervision responsibility for junior staff members.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will manage a defined caseload of service users with complex mental and physical health needs across Aberdeen Park and Highview Community Rehabilitation Units, providing evidence-based, recovery-focused and person-centred Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention. They will undertake comprehensive occupational and functional assessments and deliver individual and group interventions to develop daily living skills, sustainable routines, independence and meaningful participation in community, social, leisure and vocational occupations.

Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, carers, community partners and rehabilitation services, the postholder will contribute to care planning, risk management, discharge planning and progression through the rehabilitation pathway. They will support the development and delivery of occupation-focused rehabilitation programmes within unit and community settings.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, the postholder will provide professional leadership, supervision and guidance to junior staff and contribute to service development, quality improvement and evaluation. They will champion occupation-focused practice and support service users to maximise independence, recovery, wellbeing and quality of life.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oHCPC registered OT oDip/BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

  • oEvidence of other relevant Postgraduate education.

Skills

Essential

  • oAbility to work with individuals and groups
  • Ability to manage and prioritise own case load
  • Experience of group work

Desirable

  • oAbility to be proactive and creative with interventions
  • oAbility to use interpersonal skills to building links with local community services
  • oAbility to assess and prescribe small OT equipment

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working in inpatient or community mental health settings
  • oExperience in using a range of standardised and non standardised OT assessments
  • oClear concept of OT and models of practice.

Desirable

  • oEvidence of continuing professional development
  • oAbility to assess and prescribe small OT equipment
  • oInvolvement in reach and clinical audit

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: 1 December 2026

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