# Senior Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/92dde1cb-96a9-4af7-b877-0f07c47d6f70 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/92dde1cb-96a9-4af7-b877-0f07c47d6f70.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £42,939 - £50,697 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Working 5 days per week, Monday to Friday. - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2025-03-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-02-11T21:30:47.376Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Health_Professional/Allied_Health_Professional-v6940676 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Band 5 who is looking to progress to a Band 6 OT position? Or are you a Band 6 OT who would like to develop their clinical skills in Adult Acute Inpatient Mental Health and their leadership and managerial skills? If yes, then this is the job for you! In Enfield Mental Health we have a wonderful and thriving AHP network that we would welcome you to be apart of. The post holder will have access to divisional and trust wide AHP training programmes and development opportunities as relevant to their role. There will be opportunities to join AHP Quality Improvement projects and service developments e.g. the AHP Race Equalities Working Group. Bespoke to Enfield, we have childcare on site and pride ourselves to supporting the wellbeing of all AHP staff. Interested? - We welcome your application and look forwards to hearing from you. APPLY NOW!! ### Main duties of the job - The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and independently manage a varied and complex caseload on the acute inpatient mental health wards in the Enfield Mental Health. - The post holder will provide a variety of specialised Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions, promoting a recovery approach and social inclusion on the wards, community settings and home visits as appropriate to support safe discharge of service users. - The post holder will work with other AHP staff in the team to provide a comprehensive therapy programme for service users across the three acute wards. - The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal. There is also expectation of acting as placement educator for student practitioners. They will ensure that their practice meets the requirements of this clinical group and will contribute to clinical evaluation and promote the use of evidence-based practice to inform service improvement. - The post holder will be managed by the Lead Occupational Therapist. Although staff are allocated initially to work on one specific ward, the post holder is also expected to cover other wards when necessary. - The post holder will deputise for the leadership of the team in the absence of the team lead OT. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties. ## Person Specification ### SKILLS AND ABILITIES **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively within a multiprofessional team - Confidence to work autonomously and use own initiative. - Awareness of risk assessment/ management in an rehabilitation or acute and inpatient /or community setting. **Desirable** - Evidence of experience building links with local community services ### EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Experience of acute inpatient and/or community areas, working with people going through mental health ilness - Working with a range of HCPs including peer workers - Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments - Experience of supervising students and OT assistant staff. **Desirable** - Post-registration experience in an NHS, mental health setting ### EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - HCPC registered OT - Dip/BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy **Desirable** - Evidence of other relevant Postgraduate education. - Membership of RCOT ## Documents - [nlft functional requirement (pdf, 536.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9151468) - [senior occupational therapist jd&ps (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9151467) ## 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.