# Occupational Therapist - South Eating Disorders Service > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-south-eating-disorders-service/f61d01ef-e7c8-421c-8403-4578076a533e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-south-eating-disorders-service/f61d01ef-e7c8-421c-8403-4578076a533e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wickford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl. 5% Fringe HCA Entitlement - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-04-30T08:41:19.546Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Pitsea/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist_Eating_Disorders_Service/Occupational_Therapist_Eating_Disorders_Service-v7976764 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7976764?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Our friendly and growing team is ready to welcome a new team member who will share our passion for improving access and the quality of care for people with eating disorders. We are looking for a dynamic, creative, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has a demonstrable interest in working with clients suffering with an eating disorder and developing OT provision. You will receive regular professional and management supervision and will be supported to develop skills in this specialist area. Initially you would be able to work closely alongside a more experienced member of staff to support you to develop skills and gain confidence if eating disorders is a new field for you. ### Main duties of the job - To provide specialist recovery-focussed OT assessments, interventions and formulation for patients referred for OT. - To apply a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of patients in individual or group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention with specific reference to activities of daily living as they are impacted by eating disorders. - Collaborate in the delivery of a group therapy programme and modification of aspects of the environment to empower and facilitate optimal functional performance. - To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans, review and liaise with formal agencies and extended support networks (where appropriate). - To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For detailed list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. ## Job Details Our friendly and growing team is ready to welcome a new team member who will share our passion for improving access and the quality of care for people with eating disorders. We are looking for a dynamic, creative, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has a demonstrable interest in working with clients suffering with an eating disorder and developing OT provision. You will receive regular professional and management supervision and will be supported to develop skills in this specialist area. Initially you would be able to work closely alongside a more experienced member of staff to support you to develop skills and gain confidence if eating disorders is a new field for you. ## Responsibilities For detailed list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - College of Occupational Therapist (RCOT) Code of Professional Conduct - Knowledge of eating disorders theory and practice - Knowledge of risks that are particularly pertinent to eating disorders - Expert knowledge of OT models of practice and specialist OT assessments and the evaluation of treatment interventions using outcomes frameworks **Desirable** - Experience of using vdTMoCA - Direct experience of working with patients with Eating Disorders ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma / Degree (Bsc / Msc) in Occupational Therapy - HCPC Registered - Evidence of post graduate Study - Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent enhanced by short specialist courses, and experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent - Good standard of written and spoken English - High standard of education **Desirable** - Accredited fieldwork Educator - Member of BAOT - Additional relevant qualifications/training e.g. CBT, counselling, emotional modulation, motivational theory etc. ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [job description (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10259151) - [person specification (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10259152) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## 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.