Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of B5 Occupational Therapist in the Harrogate and Ripon Community Treatment Team
The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality patient focused care in a community setting.
You will manage a caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times.
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Main duties of the job
Occupationally focused assessments and interventions will be delivered as part of a dynamic service delivery model that has a strong commitment to collaborative working at its core whilst recognising the unique skills of all professional groups represented in the team.
Additional focus is on delivering high quality evidence based services that support recovery, occupational formulation and occupational engagement. The delivery occupational therapy 1:1 and in groups is required.
You will be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.
You will use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
You will participate in clinical/professional and management supervision and contribute to multi-disciplinary team working and to service improvement and quality initiatives
You will be required to be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
To work best in the team we are looking for candidates who are highly patient focused, confident in their emerging skill set, dynamic and resilient.
The post will offer varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal. Well defined supervision systems are in place.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Record keeping and report writing
- Collaborating with service users and carers/ families in accordance with principles of co-production
- Good observational skills and ability to describe such observations verbally and in writing
- Able to work flexibly and co operatively as part of a team.
- Delegates tasks appropriately
- Apply latest research evidence and evaluative thinking in practice
- Ability to adapt treatment using own initiative.
- Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.
- Ability to work on own in a variety of settings using initiative appropriately
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Completion of Preceptorship programme and competency framework within 1 year of starting post (or pending)
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of professional standards and their application to practice
- Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities
Desirable
- Knowledge of evidence- based practice in designated specialist area
- Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
Experience
Essential
- or ability to meet the criteria for registration within next 3 months
Desirable
- Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
- Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate professional qualification in occupational therapy role (or pending)
- Current relevant registration with HCPC or ability to meet the criteria for registration within next 3 months
Desirable
- Post graduate training in relevant specialist area
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This advert is for Occupational Therapist with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Darlington, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 19 Jul 2026.
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