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Job overview
We are seeking a motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist who would enjoy working in a small friendly team dedicated to Occupational Therapy (OT) provision for Haringey Community Mental Health Services. We encourage you to apply if you are keen to use your core OT skills, to champion high quality and innovative OT interventions across a number of community mental health teams, and to develop leadership skills within the service and across the Trust through training, individual and peer supervision opportunities. This role offers the chance to work creatively, offering strengths-focused individual and group interventions that empower and bring lasting change for our clients, in their homes and the local vibrant community of Haringey. Please apply or call for futher information, if you are interested.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will hold a case load and work as an Occupational Therapist across Haringey adult community mental health services, to provide assessment, plan and implement interventions, evaluate treatment and ensure safe discharge. They will offer time limited interventions with clear goals, using a recovery-focused approach that enhances daily living skills and supports engagement in meaningful and purposeful activities, for service users across the community. The occupational therapist will be deputy to the Lead and will mentor the Band 5 OT, whilst working closely with the supporting clinical team and offering clinical supervision to other junior staff in the MDT, including Employment Support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of service users in the community and be key clinician for the service
- Deliver occupational therapy assessments and interventions including groups and individual
- Support people to develop daily living skills, independence, and meaningful activity
- Supervise Band 5 OT, students and other junior staff members, offering support from an OT perspective
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies
- Contribute to recovery-focused care planning and safe discharge
- Engage in community-based and home visit work
- Be an active member of the community occupational therapy team within the borough and across the care group
- Act as deputy to team lead when required, taking on some management tasks and attendance at senior clinical and network meetings
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or PGDip/MSc Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Additional qualification in mental health
Supervising/mentoring
Essential
- Experience of supervising/mentoring junior team members or students
Desirable
- Additional supervision training undertaken
Experience/work history
Essential
- 1 year post-graduate experience as Band 5 OT
Desirable
- Experience of working within mental health setting
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This advert is for Haringey Community Occupational Therapist - Band 6 with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 Per annum including HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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