Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Competent IT skills, including electronic patient record systems.
- Skills
Ability to build effective working relationships with service users, carers, MDT colleagues, and external agencies.
- Skills
Ability to maintain accurate clinical records and produce clear reports.
- Skills
Effective organisational and time-management skills.
- Knowledge
HCPC registration
- Knowledge
Previous work experience in a Mental health / older adults, /neurology/ LD/ Social service provision.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of occupational therapy theory and models of practice.
- Knowledge
Minimum of two years' post-registration experience as an Occupational Therapist
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Experience of service development, audit, or quality improvement projects.
- Knowledge
Experience of supervising or supporting students, assistants, or junior staff.
Job overview
The Senior Occupational Therapist role within Older Adult Mental Health In-Patient Service, based at the Crystal Centre, Chelmsford, provides an exciting opportunity to deliver specialist, recovery-focused occupational therapy for older adults with complex mental health needs. Working as valued member of a multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in assessment, care planning, rehabilitation, risk management, and discharge planning to support positive patient outcomes.
You will work closely with ward and community colleagues to deliver holistic, person-centred care, while also providing supervision and support to junior staff, therapy assistants, and students.
The successful candidate will join a supportive & experienced team with access to regular clinical and management supervision, and ongoing professional development opportunities, while contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist OT assessment and treatment.
Manage and prioritise a clinical caseload.
Develop and review person-centred care plans.
Support rehabilitation, recovery, and discharge planning.
Deliver individual and group interventions.
Work closely with the multidisciplinary team.
Liaise with community and partner agencies.
Contribute to ward rounds and MDT meetings.
Supervise junior staff, assistants, and students.
Support audit, quality improvement, and service development.
Maintain accurate clinical records and reports.
Participate in supervision, training, and CPD.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate occupational therapy interventions for older adult in-patients.
Undertake specialist assessments and manage complex clinical cases.
Develop individualised treatment plans and work collaboratively with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
Liaise with community services, social care, housing providers, and other agencies to support discharge planning and continuity of care.
Facilitate therapeutic interventions in both individual and group settings.
Provide supervision, leadership, and operational support to junior staff, assistants, and students.
Contribute to service development, clinical audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives.
Maintain high standards of record keeping, governance, and professional practice.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Senior Occupational Therapist with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Rochford, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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