# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/8e5c01d8-f6c6-4fa2-82af-c05b8425de55 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/8e5c01d8-f6c6-4fa2-82af-c05b8425de55.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dartford - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 pa inc - **Contract type:** 12 months (Maternity cover - fixed term for external candidates and secondment for internal candidates) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T09:22:22.720Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Charlton/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Community_Mental_Health_Services/Adult_Community_Mental_Health_Services-v7993582 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7993582?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We’re offering an exciting opportunity to be part of the Greenwich ADAPT service, delivering evidence-based pathways and support for Greenwich residents. This role is all about making a real difference, helping individuals regain independence and improve their quality of life through interventions that boost daily living, social engagement, and vocational skills. You will collaborate with a talented, experienced Occupational Therapy team, playing a key role in shaping, delivering, and evaluating OT intervention. If you are passionate about recovery, inclusion, and empowering people to thrive, we would love to hear from you. The specialist Occupational Therapist will work within community mental health team, covering the Greenwich Community Mental Health Services in the Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorder and Trauma (ADAPT) care pathway team. The post offers an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of occupational therapy services within the  ADAPT pathway and to contribute to the development of the overall treatment pathways, ensuring the occupational needs of the service users are addressed and providing an occupational therapy perspective on service delivery. ### Main duties of the job About the Role As an experienced Occupational Therapist, you will: - Complete comprehensive occupational needs assessments for service users referred to OT. - Co-produce personalised goals and deliver tailored interventions aligned with individual care plans. - Lead and facilitate a variety of group-based interventions that promote recovery, empowerment, and readiness for discharge where appropriate. - Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) colleagues to identify service users’ functional needs and enhance clinical outcomes. About You We are looking for someone who: - Brings extensive experience in mental health and a strong commitment to recovery and social inclusion. - Is passionate about integrating OT models of practice and outcome measures into everyday work. - Thrives in a collaborative environment and is motivated to make a meaningful difference. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To manage a clinical caseload of identified ADAPT pathway service users with complex needs. - To work as a member of a clinical multi-disciplinary team. - To work independently as a lone practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team. - To support the development of evidence based OT practice within ADAPT Service. - To provided assessment and interventions related to Social Inclusion activities; ADL and Occupational roles and activity. - To feed into the development of standards of practice within ADAPT Service. - To regularly oversee the work of junior staff and supervise OT students on practice placement. - To contribute to service development. - To participate in research/audit activities. - Contribute to and carry out risk assessment and risk management plans. - To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT. - To work independently without direct supervision. - To follow an agreed job plan. ## Job Details We’re offering an exciting opportunity to be part of the Greenwich ADAPT service, delivering evidence-based pathways and support for Greenwich residents. This role is all about making a real difference, helping individuals regain independence and improve their quality of life through interventions that boost daily living, social engagement, and vocational skills. You will collaborate with a talented, experienced Occupational Therapy team, playing a key role in shaping, delivering, and evaluating OT intervention. If you are passionate about recovery, inclusion, and empowering people to thrive, we would love to hear from you. The specialist Occupational Therapist will work within community mental health team, covering the Greenwich Community Mental Health Services in the Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorder and Trauma (ADAPT) care pathway team. The post offers an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of occupational therapy services within the ADAPT pathway and to contribute to the development of the overall treatment pathways, ensuring the occupational needs of the service users are addressed and providing an occupational therapy perspective on service delivery. ## Job Description About the Role As an experienced Occupational Therapist, you will: Complete comprehensive occupational needs assessments for service users referred to OT. Co-produce personalised goals and deliver tailored interventions aligned with individual care plans. Lead and facilitate a variety of group-based interventions that promote recovery, empowerment, and readiness for discharge where appropriate. Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) colleagues to identify service users’ functional needs and enhance clinical outcomes. About You We are looking for someone who: Brings extensive experience in mental health and a strong commitment to recovery and social inclusion. Is passionate about integrating OT models of practice and outcome measures into everyday work. Thrives in a collaborative environment and is motivated to make a meaningful difference. ## Responsibilities To manage a clinical caseload of identified ADAPT pathway service users with complex needs. To work as a member of a clinical multi-disciplinary team. To work independently as a lone practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team. To support the development of evidence based OT practice within ADAPT Service. To provided assessment and interventions related to Social Inclusion activities; ADL and Occupational roles and activity. To feed into the development of standards of practice within ADAPT Service. To regularly oversee the work of junior staff and supervise OT students on practice placement. To contribute to service development. To participate in research/audit activities. Contribute to and carry out risk assessment and risk management plans. To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT. To work independently without direct supervision. To follow an agreed job plan. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate understanding of assessing and delivery of OT provision in the home and community environment. - Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in Community Mental Health setting ### Registration **Essential** - Are you registered with HCPC ? - Do you hold a relevant degree or graduate diploma as required by person specification **Desirable** - Interest in undertaking further relevant studies/training courses - Fieldwork Educators training / past experience of taking students ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847) - [job description (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10277756) - [person specification (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10277757) - [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659) - [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656) ## 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.