Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 OT Technician

The closing date is 30 October 2025

Job summary

We are seeking a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor to join the team at The Tarn Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) The post holder will be a member of the wider Occupational Therapy (OT) team and will contribute to the provision of Occupational Therapy services across Oxleas House. You will work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to enable service users to reach their recovery potential and develop the skills necessary to manage their occupational needs. You will motivate service users and encourage community re-integration by liaising with suitable local resources to promote social inclusion.

OT Technical Instructors work with both individuals and groups and contribute directly to the Seven Day Therapies Programme and may be required to work over the weekend. This is usually once a month on either a Saturday or Sunday as part of the rota.

Main duties of the job

To manage own workload
To work independently under the supervision of a registered OT as a member of the MDT
Use technical, creative and psychosocial skills to assist in providing therapeutic activities for individuals/groups of service users
To take responsibility for leading on the development of service user projects
Communicate with service users/carers
Provide feedback on therapeutic activities to supervisor, OT colleagues and MDT
Have an awareness of social inclusion and skills development and ensure activities used focus on these objectives
To undertake additional delegated responsibilities as directed by OT supervisor

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

Date posted

20 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7556872-AAC

Job locations

Oxleas House

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance
To support service users within The Tarn and Acute Wards at Oxleas House, offering a range of therapeutic activities as well as encourage access to community activities to promote social inclusion
To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust
To contribute to CPD through participation in training and development opportunities
To attend the Trust wide OT Support Workers Development group
To participate in and contribute to the development of the service locally
To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented
To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF.

Clinical

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward, department or community based therapeutic activities.

To use technical, creative, psychosocial and daily living skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote independence, wellbeing and social inclusion

Under supervision of a registered OT, facilitate/co-facilitate planned group work and individual activities

Contribute to formal OT assessments of service users under the guidance of a registered OT and provide feedback on service users occupational functioning

Under supervision assist and support service users to achieve their goals

To engage in the ongoing assessment and treatment of service users and adjust own clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users.

To assist in the implementation, evaluation, and modification of OT interventions

Under the supervision of a registered OT, develop and implement specific socially inclusive projects to meet the needs of service users.

To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service

Research

To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply them to practice
To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects

Communication

To communicate appropriately with service users and carers, team members and OT colleagues

To communicate appropriately with those who have difficulty with communication for any reason.

To communicate effectively as required within job role using appropriate methods of communication.

To ensure that up to date electronic and written records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards

To report effectively to the MDT on service users progress/performance in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, and leisure

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance
To support service users within The Tarn and Acute Wards at Oxleas House, offering a range of therapeutic activities as well as encourage access to community activities to promote social inclusion
To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust
To contribute to CPD through participation in training and development opportunities
To attend the Trust wide OT Support Workers Development group
To participate in and contribute to the development of the service locally
To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented
To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF.