Senior Occupational Therapist ADHD

Job summary

Help shape a new model of Occupational Therapy within Adult ADHD Services An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the newly established NELFT Adult ADHD Service as an Senior Occupational Therapist. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and develop an innovative occupational therapy pathway within a brand-new multidisciplinary service, supporting adults across Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.

Main duties of the job

The NELFT Adult ADHD Service provides a holistic model of care incorporating both clinical and social support tailored to individual needs. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive, equitable and sustainable pathway for adults, from assessment through to ongoing management of ADHD. Working within a full multidisciplinary team comprising Psychiatry, Psychology, Pharmacy and Occupational Therapy, the service offers ADHD assessment, therapeutic support, ADHD coaching, peer support, medication titration and advice and guidance.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Details

• Date posted: 28 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: NDD-001490
• Job locations: Jane Atkinson Centre, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3HP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

As the Senior Occupational Therapist, you will provide professional and clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy within the service. You will play a pivotal role in developing and embedding the occupational therapy pathway, ensuring people with ADHD have access to evidence-based interventions that improve occupational performance, participation and quality of life.

You will lead the development of occupational therapy screening and prioritisation processes, deliver highly specialised assessment and intervention for individuals with complex needs, supervise Occupational Therapists within the service and contribute to service development, quality improvement and research.

Occupational Therapy is central to our model of care. You will work with individuals to address the functional impact of ADHD through interventions focused on executive functioning, routines, organisation, time management, emotional self-management, sensory regulation, environmental

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.