# Senior Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/ac8e0a07-b821-4c6a-ace7-31c59225fd60 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/ac8e0a07-b821-4c6a-ace7-31c59225fd60.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chalkhill - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (M/L Cover - FTC to October 27) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Long shift, Bank Holiday and Weekend are also part of the roster) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T13:16:15.823Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Haywards_Heath_West_Sussex/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8258768 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8258768?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to cover maternity leave, to join our dynamic crisis outreach acute support team (COAST) in supporting young people experiencing acute mental health difficulties. As a Senior Occupational Therapist you will offer the opportunity to provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the clinical area. To act as a care coordinator if appropriate. Working collaboratively with families, education providers, and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will make a meaningful difference at a critical point in a young person's journey and hope while supporting safe alternatives to hospital admission. ### Main duties of the job Operate as a senior occupational therapy practitioner and manage an appropriate complex clinical caseload. To check JD. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Registered with HCPC - Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role - Able to communicate effectively in complex and challenging circumstances to support professional decision making - Adaptable, organised, compassionate and a team player - Experienced working in a multi-disciplinary children and young person's environment - Experienced working with families who are facing tough times and have a particular affinity for working with young people. It would also be advantageous if you have your own car as the role will involve direct work with young people and their families in their homes and communities across Sussex. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. You will receive supervision from the CAMHS Occupational Therapy professional lead within the wider CAMHS services and have opportunities to network with Occupational Therapists across young people services in Sussex. The trust This is an excellent time for Occupational Therapists to be joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as we have launched our first AHP Strategy and can offer the following to you: - Regular professional supervision - The opportunity to participate in a range of quality improvement work and service innovations. - Access to a wide range of training and CPD opportunities including A programme of AHP specific training Quarterly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs Communities of Practice (AMPS and Sensory Strategies) - A programme of AHP specific training - Quarterly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs - Communities of Practice (AMPS and Sensory Strategies) - Have a look at our AHP strategy and view our film at https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/AHP ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy - Evidence of post graduate level study/training - Registration with the HPC as anoccupational therapist - Practice Education training - Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Experience as a qualified occupational therapistin mental health - Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems - Experience of both group and individual work - Experience of multidisciplinary working - Experience of supervising staff and students - Experience as a Care Coordinator - Experience in a clinical area related to the post - Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of occupational therapy clinical approaches used in mental health ## Documents - [ot b6 coast (pdf, 321.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572216) - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) ## 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.