Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

The post holder will work as a Senior Occupational Therapist within the National Inpatient Centre for Psychological Medicine, providing specialist assessment and tailored interventions to service users with complex and severe physical and mental health symptoms. They will promote functional and psychological independence through individual and group therapies, while offering expert clinical advice to colleagues and external partners. The role includes contributing to care planning, delivering high quality interventions, and supporting staff through supervision, appraisal, and role modelling best practice.

Main duties of the job

The role provides an excellent opportunity for the post holder to incorporate and utilise a wide range of their occupational therapy skills to promote improved function and independence. The post holder will provide clinical supervision, staff appraisals, and team coordination, while modelling best practice in occupational therapy assessments, interventions, risk management, and recovery-focused care. The post holder will actively participate in day-to-day service provision, working within a structured Occupational Therapy pathway and contributing to the development of a robust OT service. They will also be responsible for supporting colleagues in implementing treatment plans and maintaining strong professional links within the Trust to uphold standards and support the ongoing evolution of the profession.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.