Occupational Therapist- Band 6
The closing date is 16 February 2026
Job summary
Are you interested in working in an inpatient rehabilitation setting, using your Occupational Therapy skills and expertise to help people with Complex Psychosis?
Suffolk rehabilitation and Recovery Service are committed to implementation of the VdT Model of Creative Ability and training is available if you are not familiar with model.
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery service (SRRS) are looking to recruit a full time band 6 Occupational Therapist.
Working with the band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will provide assessment and interventions either 1-1 or group based and also help to link service users into local community resources.
The wider team is made up of a Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Doctors, Nurses and Rehabilitation workers. SRRS is a 10 bedded, mixed gender ward in Ipswich.
This is an exciting time for the recovery pathway, as it is expanded to include a new community rehab team that will work in collaboration with the inpatient team. Occupational therapy is central in the rehabilitation approach so you will benefit from having links with the OTs within the community team.
Main duties of the job
As Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for:
Assessment of Activities of Daily Living
Leading implementation of VdT Model Of Creative Ability (training is available)
Report writing
Occupational Formulation
Planning and carrying out interventions
Contributing to care planning and risk assessment
Oversee the process and implementation of service user meal preparation
Group facilitation
Promoting recovery approach within the wider MDT
Support discharge planning, working with community teams
Provide outreach visits where indicated as part of the discharge process
Helping to oversee the ward timetable and also taking a lead in creating individual weekly planners based on level of functioning and goals.
Attending reviews and professionals meetings
Establishing and maintaining links with community services
Supervision of band 5 OT
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Details
Date posted
02 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-ESU7725207
Job locations
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service
15 Ribbans Park Road
Ipswich
IP3 8XL
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service
15 Ribbans Park Road
Ipswich
IP3 8XL
Employer's website
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