Job summary
Join Our Team as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Adult Mental Health Ward
Are you a dedicated Occupational Therapist passionate about making a real difference in adult mental health? We are seeking an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic, mixed adult mental health ward. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive environment where your skills will directly impact patient recovery and wellbeing.
In this role, you will deliver both individual and group interventions tailored to the unique needs of our patients. You'll conduct comprehensive assessments, develop personalised care plans, and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support our patients' journey toward independence and improved mental health.
Our ward provides a diverse caseload, offering rich clinical experiences across a range of mental health conditions. You will have the chance to design and facilitate therapeutic groups, focusing on skill-building, social interaction, and coping strategies, alongside one-to-one therapy.
If you are committed to professional growth and delivering compassionate, evidence-based care, we want to hear from you. Join us to contribute your expertise in a challenging yet rewarding setting, where your work truly transforms lives.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapist will conduct comprehensive assessments and develop individualised treatment plans for patients with a wide range of mental health conditions on the ward. They will deliver therapeutic interventions to support patients' mental health recovery, enhance daily living skills, and promote independent functioning. The Occupational therapist will collaborate closely with the clinical team, including psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, and social workers, to provide holistic care and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings and care planning. They will provide group and individual therapy sessions focused on skills development, mental health management, and rehabilitation.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide OT specific assessment & interventions related to self-care, leisure and work, as well as with regards to coping and life skills.
- To engage in developing the OT service within this setting.
- To contribute to service development and take on teaching responsibilities
- To participate in research/audit activities and quality improvement projects
- To supervise the work of OT students on fieldwork placement
- Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
- To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT
- To work independently without direct supervision
- To follow an agreed job plan
- To engage in OT group supervision
- You will take responsibility for your own professional development and registration with the HCPC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide OT specific assessment & interventions related to self-care, leisure and work, as well as with regards to coping and life skills.
- To engage in developing the OT service within this setting.
- To contribute to service development and take on teaching responsibilities
- To participate in research/audit activities and quality improvement projects
- To supervise the work of OT students on fieldwork placement
- Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
- To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT
- To work independently without direct supervision
- To follow an agreed job plan
- To engage in OT group supervision
- You will take responsibility for your own professional development and registration with the HCPC.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in OT
- Fieldwork Educators training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of assessing and delivery of OT provision in the home and community environment
- Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments
- Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively
- Risk assessment and management skills
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions relevant to clinical area
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in OT
- Fieldwork Educators training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of assessing and delivery of OT provision in the home and community environment
- Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments
- Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively
- Risk assessment and management skills
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions relevant to clinical area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
