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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to travel independently
- Skills
Demonstrate leadership skills
- Experience
Post registration experience in mental health
- Qualifications
BSc/MSc or diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Qualifications
Registered with the HCPC
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Experience in running therapeutic groups
- Experience
Experience working in a range of mental health settings.
- Qualifications
Practice Educator qualification
Job overview
Are you interested in joining an established inpatient mental health Allied Health Professionals team? We are looking for a band 6 OT to join our team at Woodlands. The AHP team works across our older adults ward, our 2 acute adult wards and the Psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU).
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate OT who can lead and develop the OT role in the specialist setting of the PICU. This is an exciting opportunity to provide specialist OT assessment, formulation and intervention for males experiencing acute and complex mental health difficulties.
Working closely with nursing, medical, psychology and other AHP colleagues, OT is a valued part of the MDT.
It is an exciting time to be an Allied Health Professional at Norfolk and Suffolk because of investment in AHP leadership.
Main duties of the job
Discharge and transition planning
Working 1-1 or in groups to rebuild skills and routines that support recovery
Adapting interventions to take mental state, functional ability and risk into account
MDT working
Leadership and supervision for members of the AHP team and students. This may include being a preceptor or a mentor for an apprentice OT.
Assessment and prescription of mobility equipment, working alongside the team Physiotherapist.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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.
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This advert is for Band 6 Occupational Therapist with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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