Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist, Band 5

Permanent – Full Time – 37.5 hours per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi‑disciplinary ward team in an Older Adult Mental Health setting, which includes a Band 6 OT and a Band 3 OT assistant. The team is part of the wider community of Occupational Therapists and other Allied Health professions who work within the Acute and Crisis Directorate. It is a friendly and supportive team and we welcome new staff and the ideas and skills they bring.

• Carry an inpatient caseload, including doing assessments and 1:1 interventions to build functional and social skills.
• Work closely with the ward Multi‑disciplinary Team (MDT).
• Deliver group interventions.
• Manage a clinical caseload and work as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Support the development of evidence‑based practice.
• Provide OT‑specific assessment and interventions via groups and individual work in the three core areas of Self‑care, Work/Education and Leisure.
• Contribute to service development, work independently without direct supervision and develop skills, knowledge and experience through participation in Preceptorship and the Trust‑wide Band 5 Occupational Therapy Development Programme.

• Royal College of Occupational Therapy subscription fee covered for the first year of employment.
• Line management, professional and clinical OT supervision in line with Guidance from the RCOT.
• Enhanced support with the Allied Health Professionals Preceptorship Programme.
• Annual Personal Development Review (PDR).
• Quarterly Trust‑wide Band 5 OT Support Group.
• Career development opportunities.
• Encouragement to join service development and quality improvement projects.
• Invitation to the Annual Therapies Conference.

We warmly welcome New Graduates, Return to Practice and International Occupational Therapists.

This advert closes on Saturday 17 Jan 2026.