Job overview

Thank you for taking interest in this exciting new opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist or for an Occupational Therapist looking to develop up into a more senior role, with an interest in inpatient acute Mental Health care.

We are searching for motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist to work within our inpatient services in Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health Unit. Join us and you will play a central role within committed and dynamic teams that are passionate about making a difference to peoples lives.

This is an incredible opportunity to establish a career with West London NHS Trust, in one of the country’s most exciting and progressive mental health providers. You will be supported with dedicated supervision and encouraged to develop your clinical competencies within a stimulating learning environment.

You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, using your skills and experience to help define and deliver intervention to people on one of our wards that helps them on their road to recovery. We believe that with our help, people can improve their mental health, to recover independence and return to their local community.

We will encourage and help you to learn, develop and grow in this role. This role is also suitable for an experienced Band 5 who is keen to develop up into a Band 6 as we offer developmental opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To provide a client-centred occupational therapy service to a defined caseload of service users with complex needs, within the local services working with multi-disciplinary team members and the occupational therapy team.

-        To actively develop and implement a framework of care, which reflects a holistic approach to service user needs, and the seven pillars of clinical governance.

-        To use evidence-based principles to apply clinical skills and reasoning in occupational therapy, assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation which include individual and group orientated approaches.

-        To be a resource for the team, providing, occupational therapy professional guidance, and to lead on the evaluation and continued development of the occupational therapy service

-        To provide leadership and taking responsibility for the direct supervision for less clinically experienced staff, support staff and students including conducting Performance Development Review (PDR) as appropriate.

We have no preconceptions about the people we employ. What matters to us is your passion, commitment and determination to succeed and being able to demonstrate you share our Trust values.

You will be able to demonstrate how you have worked effectively in a multi-disciplinary team setting. You will need to demonstrate your commitment to personal development and if experienced how you have supported a team to succeed.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham).  We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.