Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

B4 Assistant Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 04 May 2026

Job summary

Our Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) North East Hants is looking for Assistant Occupational Therapist.

We are a secondary mental health team who provides assessments for evidence based, time limited treatment and psychological interventions for adults with severe and enduring mental health issues. The focus of our whole service is promoting recovery and independence and developing self-management strategies to encourage people to achieve their potential in the community.

Your role is to provide accessible, high-quality and evidence based occupational therapy interventions to individuals, carers and families.

Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

Main duties of the job

Suitable for someone who is passionate & committed to providing excellent, high-quality care to the people who access our service and their carers/families & who shares the following values:

A commitment to viewing behaviour in mental health as meaningful & understandable.
Reframing problems or challenges as creative opportunities or possibilities to experiment with innovative ideas.
A desire to enable people with mental health conditions to live healthy lives, which will include access to valued roles, fostering meaningful relationships and having opportunities to maintain skills & showcase strengths.
Being prepared to act as a person-centred role model to inspire staff teams to offer compassionate & dignified care to people with mental health conditions.
A strong commitment to a 'learning culture' where reflection, training & supervision are used to develop self-awareness, improve clinical outcomes & develop team functioning.
A belief in learning from 'experts by experience': valuing the perspectives offered by the person with a mental health condition, family, & carers.
Valuing tact, integrity & diplomacy when providing sensitive feedback or handling emotionally charged situations.

Please refer the job description for full details

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,812 to £32,715 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7420344-COMM

Job locations

Aldershot Centre for Health,

Hospital Hill,

Aldershot,

GU111AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification

Experience and qualification

Essential

Foundation Degree in Mental Health or related subject or psychology undergraduate qualification OR
Level 3 qualification in a health-related area and experience of working in a health or care role (e.g. BTEC / NVQ Level 3 / Apprentice Level 3 in health related area such as health and social care, public services) OR
Significant experience in a role delivering care in a mental health setting

Desirable

Experience working/ delivering occupational therapy interventions alongside an occupational therapist
Experience of working with mental health conditions or distressed behaviours would be an advantage for this role.

Person Specification

Experience and qualification

Essential

Foundation Degree in Mental Health or related subject or psychology undergraduate qualification OR
Level 3 qualification in a health-related area and experience of working in a health or care role (e.g. BTEC / NVQ Level 3 / Apprentice Level 3 in health related area such as health and social care, public services) OR
Significant experience in a role delivering care in a mental health setting

Desirable

Experience working/ delivering occupational therapy interventions alongside an occupational therapist
Experience of working with mental health conditions or distressed behaviours would be an advantage for this role.

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.