Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 08 February 2026

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Adult Community Mental Health Team

Location:
Bradford South & West CMHT, Fieldhead, Bradford, BD7 1LG

Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist looking for an exciting new challenge where you can develop your skills within a supportive community mental health setting? If so, we have a fantastic full-time opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our well-established Adult Community Mental Health Team in the vibrant and multicultural city of Bradford.

As a service, we pride ourselves on delivering innovative, recovery-focused interventions that empower people on their individual recovery journeys. Our approach includes a wide range of occupationally focused interventions
, designed to support service users in achieving meaningful change in their day‑to‑day lives.

You will be joining a friendly, skilled, and collaborative multidisciplinary team consisting of Doctors, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, an Art Therapist, Social Workers, Peer Workers and Support Workers. Together, we deliver a recovery‑driven service aligned with our Care Closer to Home initiative.

• Manage a rewarding clinical caseload
  , working closely with individuals to support their recovery and independence.
• Deliver safe, effective and person‑centred rehabilitation
  , using your professional expertise to advocate for the people we serve.
• Bring your evidence‑based Occupational Therapy skills to a dynamic multi‑disciplinary team, helping shape high‑quality interventions.
• Play an active role in team communication, service development and continuous improvement
  , ensuring we provide the best care possible.
• Offer supervision, guidance and support to colleagues
  , helping to nurture a positive and collaborative working environment.
• Provide excellent practice‑placement education
  , supporting the next generation of Occupational Therapists.

Closing - 8th February 2026

Shortlisting - 9th February 2026

Interview - 23rd February 2026

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Job Overview Continued-

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who brings a dynamic approach to MDT working and a strong commitment to the core values and principles of Occupational Therapy. You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for working‑age adults, offering specialist OT interventions and supporting service users as a Care Coordinator, with an occupationally informed focus.

What you will gain

The opportunity to further develop your clinical skills in a supportive and forward‑thinking team; experience delivering diverse occupational therapy interventions; professional growth within a community mental health setting; the chance to make a real difference in the lives of people across Bradford.

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