Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Tamarind Centre

Job overview

Ready to make a real difference? 🌟

Join us as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist on our 15 bedded Male, Enhanced Rehabilitation Ward within a Medium Secure Hospital.

This is more than just an OT role — it’s an opportunity to transform lives through meaningful rehabilitation.

You’ll work alongside a passionate, multidisciplinary team supporting people on their journey towards greater independence, recovery and successful community living. Using your OT expertise, creativity and clinical leadership, you’ll help patients develop the skills, confidence and routines they need to move forward. Our working ethos for our service users is that there is a significant focus on quality of life, with the aim to provide a highly structured and intensive rehabilitation programme.

✨ What makes this role special?

• Lead innovative, person-centred occupational therapy interventions
• Work within a dynamic and supportive MDT
• Develop your clinical leadership and specialist skills
• Support meaningful progression through rehabilitation and recovery
• Make a tangible difference to people’s lives and future opportunities

If you’re an ambitious Band 6 Occupational Therapist who wants to be challenged, supported and empowered to make a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Come and be part of a team where your expertise can change what’s possible.

Main duties of the job

The post is with Cedar Ward, which is a 15 bed male enhanced rehabilitation ward for individuals who require additional support to manage their mental health and risk behaviours before being able to move forward in their pathway.

The team work with an MDT approach at the centre of the programme with the therapeutic programme being collaboratively ran with occupational therapists, psychology, nursing & medical staff. Life skills are at the centre of the programme in order to encourage independence and social inclusion. Many service users within the ward experience low motivation, therefore, the post holder will require a patient and motivating attitude in order to engage the service users in therapeutic programmes and maintain interest. In addition to this, the post holder will need to have the confidence and knowledge to promote the occupational therapy role in order to maintain the multidisciplinary approach and support service users in setting realistic & graded goals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.