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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist; Secure Services Forensic Mental Health

The closing date is 11 December 2025

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a OT team at Brockfield House. you would be working as a clinician in Secure Mental Health Services providing a range of specialist bio-psychosocial interventions and supporting carers and families.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties:

1. To assess patients admitted to the Secure Service wards.

2. To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases.

3. To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.

4. To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with patients and their carers.

5. To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.

6. To undertake manual handling assessments ensuring other professionals and carers are aware of manual handling needs.

7. To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower patients and facilitate optimal functional performance.

8. To liaise with Social Services and Housing Organisations concerning provision of equipment and home adaptations.

9. To manage a complex caseload.

10. To apply a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of patients in individual or group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention, e.g. home visits.

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

  • Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
  • Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
  • If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
  • We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

  • 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
  • Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
  • Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
  • £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
  • Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

  • Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
  • Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Details

Date posted

02 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9572

Job locations

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell, Wickford

SS11 7FE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Indirect Clinical Duties:

1. To attend clinical case discussions at meetings or ward rounds.

2. To participate in clinical audit, research and evidence based practice.

3. To establish and maintain a system of prioritisation based on clinical need.

4. To undertake day to day work planning for small teams.

5. To identify clinical service needs and initiate projects, which could be developed in order to meet challenges.

6. To promote the roles and skills of Occupational Therapy to other professionals, students, patients and carers.

7. To contribute constructively to the multi-disciplinary team working.

8. To ensure time is managed effectively.

Profession Specific Duties:

1. To attend professional Occupational Therapy meetings as required.

2. To attend appropriate training events as appropriate.

3. To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio.

4. To undertake annual appraisal.

5. To contribute constructively to the supervision process.

6. To provide supervision to junior staff and students.

7. To occasionally represent the Occupational Therapy profession at service development forums.

8. To comply with policies and agreed procedures for annual leave, sickness and time owing.

9. To complete daily diary sheets for statistical purposes.

10. To supervise a minimum of one student per year.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Indirect Clinical Duties:

1. To attend clinical case discussions at meetings or ward rounds.

2. To participate in clinical audit, research and evidence based practice.

3. To establish and maintain a system of prioritisation based on clinical need.

4. To undertake day to day work planning for small teams.

5. To identify clinical service needs and initiate projects, which could be developed in order to meet challenges.

6. To promote the roles and skills of Occupational Therapy to other professionals, students, patients and carers.

7. To contribute constructively to the multi-disciplinary team working.

8. To ensure time is managed effectively.

Profession Specific Duties:

1. To attend professional Occupational Therapy meetings as required.

2. To attend appropriate training events as appropriate.

3. To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio.

4. To undertake annual appraisal.

5. To contribute constructively to the supervision process.

6. To provide supervision to junior staff and students.

7. To occasionally represent the Occupational Therapy profession at service development forums.

8. To comply with policies and agreed procedures for annual leave, sickness and time owing.

9. To complete daily diary sheets for statistical purposes.

10. To supervise a minimum of one student per year.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Additional relevant qualifications, e.g. counselling, CBT etc

Knowledge

Essential

  • Theories of group work
  • Research methods including critical evaluation of evidence.
  • Working knowledge of the prescription of aids and adaptations to independent living
  • Risk assessment
  • Appropriate assessment

Desirable

  • Specialist assessments
  • Model of Creative Ability

Skills/Experience

Essential

  • Literate in IT/Computer Skills
  • Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English language
  • Utilisation of appropriate assessment techniques
  • Utilise interpersonal skills which motivate individuals including those with cognitive impairment and their carers to take control of their everyday activities of self-care, leisure and quality of life
  • Previous experience of working with people with adults with mental health problems in a secure setting.
  • Critically reflect on and use evidence in order to develop best practice.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Effective boundary setter
  • Able to cope with change
  • Non-judgemental attitude
  • Assertive

Additional

Essential

  • Full UK drivers licence
  • Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Additional relevant qualifications, e.g. counselling, CBT etc

Knowledge

Essential

  • Theories of group work
  • Research methods including critical evaluation of evidence.
  • Working knowledge of the prescription of aids and adaptations to independent living
  • Risk assessment
  • Appropriate assessment

Desirable

  • Specialist assessments
  • Model of Creative Ability

Skills/Experience

Essential

  • Literate in IT/Computer Skills
  • Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English language
  • Utilisation of appropriate assessment techniques
  • Utilise interpersonal skills which motivate individuals including those with cognitive impairment and their carers to take control of their everyday activities of self-care, leisure and quality of life
  • Previous experience of working with people with adults with mental health problems in a secure setting.
  • Critically reflect on and use evidence in order to develop best practice.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Effective boundary setter
  • Able to cope with change
  • Non-judgemental attitude
  • Assertive

Additional

Essential

  • Full UK drivers licence
  • Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings

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

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell, Wickford

SS11 7FE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell, Wickford

SS11 7FE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Head Occupational Therapist

Kelly Burgess

kelly.burgess@nhs.net

01268739802

Details

Date posted

02 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9572

Job locations

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell, Wickford

SS11 7FE


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