# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/01bd83bb-af49-41a7-b8b9-4ddf8b10a434 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/01bd83bb-af49-41a7-b8b9-4ddf8b10a434.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Woodfield House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday between 9am-5pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T09:44:24.754Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Doncaster/Rotherham_Doncaster_South_Humber_NHS_Foundation_Trust/B_Occupational_Therapist/B_Occupational_Therapist-v8245473 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245473?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rdash.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Doncaster Older Adult mental health ward Windermere Lodge are looking to recruit a Band 6 Occupational Therapist who has experience of working within the specialism of mental health. The ward is a 20 bedded mixed ward providing inpatient care to patients who are aged 65+ with both organic and functional mental illness. The role plays an integral part in ensuring that the whole multi-disciplinary team works to support patients to engage in meaningful occupations which promote good mental and physical health, assist recovery and help patients achieve their personal goals – such as being able to manage daily living skills, engage in vocational, leisure and educational opportunities and participate in community activities. ### Main duties of the job To carry out assessments and interventions, utilising the OT process, from initial assessment to discharge planning and evaluation. Communicate complex, sensitive, distressing and contentious information effectively and compassionately with service users, carers, and staff in the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies. To establish links with community mental health team occupational therapists and colleagues to ensure service users’ ongoing occupational needs are addressed along with support to access to resources in the wider community as part of a safe effective discharge. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Extensive demonstrable clinical experience including individual and group work. - Good communication skills – written and verbal. - Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information. - Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities - Ability to build effective multidisciplinary/agency working relationships. - Problem solving abilities. - Supervisory/appraisal skills. - Leadership skills. - Computer literacy. - Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance. **Desirable** - Presentation skills. - Education, training and facilitation skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to client group - Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures. - Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice. - Knowledge of principles of recovery, trauma informed practice and person centred approaches to care. - Applied knowledge of mental health legislation including CPA and risk assessment and management. - Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation. - Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application. - Ability to analyse and draw conclusions about professional and ethical issues. ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience in mental health services. - Supervisory responsibility for staff. - Documented evidence of continuing professional development. - Experience of a range of mental health settings and varied aspects of practice **Desirable** - Experience of research, service evaluation and audit procedures. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy. - Registration with Health and Care Professions Council. - Practice Placement Educator Qualification - Willingness to undertake post-graduate study relevant to service area ## Documents - [main terms and conditions (pdf, 406.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2515) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 744.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582028) - [rdash clinical & organisational strategy - 2023 to 2028 (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2789) - [use of artificial intelligence (ai) when writing job applications (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2919) ## 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.