Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 30 July 2025

Job summary

The Adult Learning Disability Team is excited to offer this opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Community Specialist Health Team to work alongside Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapist, Behaviour Therapist, Psychologists, LD Nurses and Psychiatry.

This specialist service works with people with a learning disability within their own homes and/ or day opportunities; working alongside families, carers and care providers.

The post holder will be required to travel to visits and clinic appointments as well as work across trust bases.

Main duties of the job

1. To comply with the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and national and local procedures.

2. To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

3. To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary.

4. To ensure all standards, policies and procedures are adhered to by the service.

5. To liaise closely with Senior Occupational Therapy staff on all matters relating the Occupational Therapy Service.

6. To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

7. To regularly be responsible for the supervision of student Occupational Therapists, Technical Instructors, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Basic Grade Occupational Therapists on rotation as delegated by senior staff.

8. To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practise as a Senior OT.

9. To demonstrate on-going personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

  • Season Ticket Loans
  • NHS discounts for staff
  • Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
  • Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
  • The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
  • Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Details

Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum plus HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9183

Job locations

Pride House

Christy Close

Laindon Essex

SS15 6EA


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To be an active member of the Learning Disability Occupational Therapy Service and Community Learning Disability Team. To provide a person-centred Occupational Therapy Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities.
  • To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
  • To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement.
  • To provide leadership, supervision and day-to-day management for qualified staff and Technicians within the multi-disciplinary team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To be an active member of the Learning Disability Occupational Therapy Service and Community Learning Disability Team. To provide a person-centred Occupational Therapy Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities.
  • To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
  • To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement.
  • To provide leadership, supervision and day-to-day management for qualified staff and Technicians within the multi-disciplinary team.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Bsc OT or DipCOT
  • State Registration with HPC.
  • Fieldwork Educators qualification within 12 months of appointment.
  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Post Grad training in Posture Management, Positive Behaviour Management, Sensory Integration or Model of Creative Ability.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health/learning disabilities.
  • Appropriate assessment techniques
  • Advanced/working knowledge of pathology and occupation in its widest sense, e.g. Mental Health, musculoskeletal, neurological, sensory impairment, the impact of the aging process on function.
  • Planning and co-ordination of treatment packages
  • Risk assessment particularly and safeguarding process.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of the prescription of aids and adaptations to independent living.
  • Specialist assessments. Model of Creative Ability.
  • Working knowledge of positive behaviour

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist. Supervision, advice and support of junior staff and/or students
  • Community experience or working within mental health or learning disabilities, or social services provision
  • Working knowledge of other specialist techniques. Manual Handling assessments
  • Utilisation of appropriate assessment techniques to assess individual's abilities in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities including mobility.
  • Apply a variety of treatment modalities in group and one to one format.
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Strong service user orientation
  • Able to cope with change
  • Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
  • Willingness to work flexibly.

Desirable

  • Membership of Professional Body

Additional Qualities

Essential

  • Current driving licence
  • Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
  • Evidence of a planned approach to work/home life balance.
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Bsc OT or DipCOT
  • State Registration with HPC.
  • Fieldwork Educators qualification within 12 months of appointment.
  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Post Grad training in Posture Management, Positive Behaviour Management, Sensory Integration or Model of Creative Ability.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health/learning disabilities.
  • Appropriate assessment techniques
  • Advanced/working knowledge of pathology and occupation in its widest sense, e.g. Mental Health, musculoskeletal, neurological, sensory impairment, the impact of the aging process on function.
  • Planning and co-ordination of treatment packages
  • Risk assessment particularly and safeguarding process.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of the prescription of aids and adaptations to independent living.
  • Specialist assessments. Model of Creative Ability.
  • Working knowledge of positive behaviour

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist. Supervision, advice and support of junior staff and/or students
  • Community experience or working within mental health or learning disabilities, or social services provision
  • Working knowledge of other specialist techniques. Manual Handling assessments
  • Utilisation of appropriate assessment techniques to assess individual's abilities in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities including mobility.
  • Apply a variety of treatment modalities in group and one to one format.
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Strong service user orientation
  • Able to cope with change
  • Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
  • Willingness to work flexibly.

Desirable

  • Membership of Professional Body

Additional Qualities

Essential

  • Current driving licence
  • Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
  • Evidence of a planned approach to work/home life balance.

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pride House

Christy Close

Laindon Essex

SS15 6EA


Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pride House

Christy Close

Laindon Essex

SS15 6EA


Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Head of AHP's for Specialist Services

Gemma Robertson

gemma.robertson4@nhs.net

07976710589

Details

Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum plus HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9183

Job locations

Pride House

Christy Close

Laindon Essex

SS15 6EA


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