# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/b6c0c55a-a9c8-48fd-9740-49cf2a980fbc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/b6c0c55a-a9c8-48fd-9740-49cf2a980fbc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Darlington - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T11:22:14.544Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Harrogate/Tees_Esk_Wear_Valleys_NHS_Trust/Adult_Mental_Health_Services_Occpational_Therapy/Adult_Mental_Health_Services_Occpational_Therapy-v8080665 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8080665?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa ### 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 ## Job Details 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. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa ## Job Description 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. ## 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 ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 244.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 339.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10372807) ## 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.