Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 02 October 2025

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a passionate, committed occupational therapist to join our well-established and innovative community learning disability team.

As a learning disability occupational therapist, you will use your specialist skills and understanding of the relationship between the individual, their environment and their occupations to support people with complex health needs to live well with their learning disability. You will support the team's core business which includes assessing people's mental and physical health, including attention to risk management and care planning, and working with families, paid carers and the wider systems that support people.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive and creative multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to achieving great outcomes for adults with learning disabilities. We are a service that has clear agreed objectives linked to the latest national policies and are dedicated to delivering the highest quality care through evidence-based care pathways. We are co-located with our social work colleagues and work closely in partnership with them.

Main duties of the job

As an occupational therapist in our team you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for people referred to the service as well as contributing to the core tasks of the team. Contributing to the management of a team caseload of individuals with complex needs, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered in a variety of community settings, including family homes, residential and supported living services, day services and community facilities.

You will have the flexibility to manage your workload in the community, however you will be expected to work from the central team base in Worthing.

The successful candidate will have a passion for improving the lives of adults with learning disabilities, collaborating with colleagues and across services to deliver results, and be passionate about developing their own skills and those of colleagues. You will need to be able to manage your own diary with the ability to adapt and be flexible to suit the needs of the service.

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:o Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyedo Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and Londono With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with the majority of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.Other key staff survey results include:o highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at worko staff reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team and identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Date posted

18 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

354-LD-20284

Job locations

Bridge House

Barrington Road

Goring by Sea, Worthing

BN12 4SE

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions

To promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the clinical area. To act as a care coordinator if appropriate

To manage a caseload of clients, To provide specialist clinical advice and input for clients with complex problems and needs. To ensure occupational therapy contribution to the provision of quality clinical care and performance standards To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy and local multi-professional services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions

To promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the clinical area. To act as a care coordinator if appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist

Desirable

Evidence of post graduate level study/training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist

Desirable

Evidence of post graduate level study/training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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