# Senior Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/c563da69-0aea-4fbb-875c-63084bbd6c6e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/c563da69-0aea-4fbb-875c-63084bbd6c6e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Rochford Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 31.3 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T09:50:42.887Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Chelmsford/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Older_Adult/Mental_Health_Older_Adult-v8377896 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8377896?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Competent IT skills, including electronic patient record systems. - Ability to build effective working relationships with service users, carers, MDT colleagues, and external agencies. - Ability to maintain accurate clinical records and produce clear reports. - Effective organisational and time-management skills. **Desirable** - Experience of service development, audit, or quality improvement projects. ### Knowledge **Essential** - HCPC registration - Previous work experience in a Mental health / older adults, /neurology/ LD/ Social service provision. - Knowledge of occupational therapy theory and models of practice. - Minimum of two years' post-registration experience as an Occupational Therapist **Desirable** - Experience of supervising or supporting students, assistants, or junior staff. ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [job description (docx, 905.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10708387) - [person specification (docx, 285.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10708388) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## 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.