# Band 6 Occupational Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Hellesdon Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24T09:21:25.064Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Ipswich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/inpatient_mental_health_occupational_therapy/inpatient_mental_health_occupational_therapy-v8221645
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8221645?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to travel independently

### Skills

**Essential**

- Demonstrate leadership skills

**Desirable**

- Experience in running therapeutic groups

### Experience

**Essential**

- Post registration experience in mental health

**Desirable**

- Experience working in a range of mental health settings.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc/MSc or diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the HCPC

**Desirable**

- Practice Educator qualification

## Documents

- [senior ot inpatient (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10537625)
- [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863)
- [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028)

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