# 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/fb24c416-c72a-43db-8944-e815a3669797 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/fb24c416-c72a-43db-8944-e815a3669797.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wickford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T15:13:13.999Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Chelmsford/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy_Adults_Community_Mental_Health/Occupational_Therapy_Adults_Community_Mental_Health-v8105804 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8105804?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Our Adults Community Mental Health teams in Chelmsford, Braintree and Maldon are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive service. In this role, you will contribute significantly to delivering high‑quality, recovery‑focused care for adults with complex mental health needs, working within a multidisciplinary team that values partnership, compassion and continuous professional development. Regular supervision, strong peer support and ongoing learning opportunities are integral to the post. As a senior clinician, you will lead a diverse and complex caseload, delivering evidence‑based occupational therapy through both individual and group interventions. You will play an active role in risk assessment and treatment planning, while also providing supervision, support and professional guidance to junior colleagues and students. We are seeking someone confident, motivated and deeply committed to mental health practice, with the ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to team culture and ongoing service development. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will complete holistic assessments to identify each patient’s needs, drawing on specialist tools and clinical expertise when working with complex presentations. They will use sound clinical reasoning to determine the appropriate level and type of intervention, developing detailed treatment plans and communicating these clearly and collaboratively with patients and their carers. They will share agreed treatment and care plans with multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies, contributing effectively to both formal and informal meetings. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Adults Community Mental Health Service, the successful applicant will undertake comprehensive evaluations of patients referred for occupational therapy, using specialist assessments where appropriate and applying robust clinical reasoning to determine the most suitable level and context for intervention. They will design and deliver a range of individual and group treatment approaches, negotiating and communicating treatment plans with patients and carers and embedding thorough safety planning throughout. The role includes making clinically informed decisions when delegating elements of intervention to assistants, junior staff, students, carers and partner agencies. The post‑holder will maintain accurate, timely and professionally compliant clinical records, and provide clear written and verbal reports at all stages of assessment, treatment and review. ## Job Details Our Adults Community Mental Health teams in Chelmsford, Braintree and Maldon are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive service. In this role, you will contribute significantly to delivering high‑quality, recovery‑focused care for adults with complex mental health needs, working within a multidisciplinary team that values partnership, compassion and continuous professional development. Regular supervision, strong peer support and ongoing learning opportunities are integral to the post. As a senior clinician, you will lead a diverse and complex caseload, delivering evidence‑based occupational therapy through both individual and group interventions. You will play an active role in risk assessment and treatment planning, while also providing supervision, support and professional guidance to junior colleagues and students. We are seeking someone confident, motivated and deeply committed to mental health practice, with the ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to team culture and ongoing service development. ## Job Description The successful candidate will complete holistic assessments to identify each patient’s needs, drawing on specialist tools and clinical expertise when working with complex presentations. They will use sound clinical reasoning to determine the appropriate level and type of intervention, developing detailed treatment plans and communicating these clearly and collaboratively with patients and their carers. They will share agreed treatment and care plans with multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies, contributing effectively to both formal and informal meetings. ## Responsibilities As a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Adults Community Mental Health Service, the successful applicant will undertake comprehensive evaluations of patients referred for occupational therapy, using specialist assessments where appropriate and applying robust clinical reasoning to determine the most suitable level and context for intervention. They will design and deliver a range of individual and group treatment approaches, negotiating and communicating treatment plans with patients and carers and embedding thorough safety planning throughout. The role includes making clinically informed decisions when delegating elements of intervention to assistants, junior staff, students, carers and partner agencies. The post‑holder will maintain accurate, timely and professionally compliant clinical records, and provide clear written and verbal reports at all stages of assessment, treatment and review. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience working in Mental health - Independently managing complex caseload **Desirable** - Experience working in the community setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - Hold a recognised Occupational Therapy degree/diploma - HCPC Registered **Desirable** - Previous experience working in the NHS setting ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [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) - [adults community ot jd mid community band 6 (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10400530) - [adults community ot ps mid community band 6 (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10400531) ## 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.