# Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - High Wycombe > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist-high-wycombe/dc207241-9904-401f-9be3-b99c5c4006ce - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist-high-wycombe/dc207241-9904-401f-9be3-b99c5c4006ce.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T13:11:43.701Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/High_Wycombe/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Older_Adult_Community_Mental_health_Dementia_specialist/Older_Adult_Community_Mental_health_Dementia_specialist-v8004368 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8004368?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge in Occupational Therapy leadership and management? Based in the older adults’ team at Saffron House, the Occupational Therapist will join our passionate Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in High Wycombe. You will be part of a dedicated and innovative team making a real difference in the lives of older adults. Saffron House is renowned for its exceptional care and support for older adults facing mental health challenges. Our team is committed to providing compassionate, person-centred care that enhances the quality of life for our clients and their families. We pride ourselves on creating a warm, welcoming environment where older adults feel valued and supported. As a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, you will mentor and manage junior staff, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high standards of care. You will lead by example, sharing your expertise and guiding the team in delivering best practices in mental health care. The team offers excellent flexible working options and well-developed learning and development provisions within the trust to enhance your skills and widen your knowledge base. ### Main duties of the job - To develop and lead the Occupational Therapy provision into the older adult services in Buckinghamshire. - To undertake occupational therapy assessment of clients with a range of mental health needs with a particular focus on supporting patients and families with dementia. - Select, undertake and interpret the outcome of occupational therapy assessments for people whose mental health and cognitive problems impact on their occupational performance and functioning. - To provide Occupational Therapy leadership and clinical supervision to Occupational Therapists working within the older adult CMHT’s - Take a leading role in the development of Occupational Therapy services or specialist programmes for older adult The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Job Details Are you looking for opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge in Occupational Therapy leadership and management? Based in the older adults’ team at Saffron House, the Occupational Therapist will join our passionate Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in High Wycombe. You will be part of a dedicated and innovative team making a real difference in the lives of older adults. Saffron House is renowned for its exceptional care and support for older adults facing mental health challenges. Our team is committed to providing compassionate, person-centred care that enhances the quality of life for our clients and their families. We pride ourselves on creating a warm, welcoming environment where older adults feel valued and supported. As a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, you will mentor and manage junior staff, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high standards of care. You will lead by example, sharing your expertise and guiding the team in delivering best practices in mental health care. The team offers excellent flexible working options and well-developed learning and development provisions within the trust to enhance your skills and widen your knowledge base. ## Job Description The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role. ## Responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience as an Occupational Therapist working in a mental health, learning disability service or relevant field of practice. - Experience of caseload management of complex conditions & cases. - Substantial risk assessment and management skills of self-harm/risk/crisis management/safeguarding - Experience of providing high quality assessments and interventions for older people with mental health needs and or dementia - Experience in supervising  and providing clinical leadership for junior team members **Desirable** - Experience and evidence of promoting the role of Occupational Therapy ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Able to communicate complex condition related information to patients, families/carers and colleagues. - Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner. - Highly developed communication and team working skills and ability to work with a range of other professionals and agencies. ### Knoweledge Requirements **Essential** - Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience of mental health disorders in older adults - A good understanding of mental health needs of older adults with dementia and the Occupational Therapy model of human occupation - Strong knowledge and skills in assessing risk and developing safety/management plans ### Qualifications – Academic/Skills/Professional **Essential** - Occupational Therapist with Dip RCOT qualification or BSc in Occupational Therapy - Current and up to date registration with relevant professional body- HCPC. - Practice Educator Training **Desirable** - Qualification in management and leadership ## Documents - [job risks form (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10289599) - [clinical specialist (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10289598) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.