Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Contract ends May 31st 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 Monday to Friday (with some flexibility))
- Job ref
- 334-CLI-7266160
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bethlem Royal Hospital
- Town
- Beckenham
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAs (Outer London)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Croydon for a full-time Band 6 OT to work on one of our women’s acute ward: Gresham 1 to provide maternity leave cover. You will be working with an experienced, supportive multidisciplinary team who highly value OT. You will be managing the varied therapeutic activity programme with the Activity Co-ordinator on the ward and will be working with the MDT to support service users recovery and discharge plans through OT ADL assessments.
There are great opportunities to be part of the wider inpatient network of Activity Coordinators, OTs, peer workers, volunteers and students. We promote access to training and CPD opportunities to support your ongoing career progression. You will be well supported with regular supervision from the clinical specialist Band 7 OT.
We welcome applications from experienced band 5s who are interested in taking the next step into a band 6 role.
The Bethlem Royal hospital has a central occupational therapy department which offers a wealth of creative opportunities. There is an onsite clinical exercise service, community social hub and large grounds with free parking available for staff, visitors and service users.
Main duties of the job
To provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users on the ward which supports their recovery from acute mental health crisis and discharge back to the community.
To work collaboratively with service users and their families in a way that respects their individual culture, diversity and personal recovery goals.
To work with the MDT in provision of a safe and therapeutic environment which supports risk management and least restrictive practices.
To supervise the work of the Activity Co-ordinator and OT students and provide support and leadership to other OT staff on the Croydon wards in collaboration with the Band 7 OT Clinical Lead.
Applicants need to have the ability to prioritise and manage their own workload effectively, to respond to complex information and have comprehensive verbal and written skills. They need to be able to quickly build and sustain effective working relationships with others and be able to work with challenging behaviours.
Working for our organisation
The Croydon Inpatient acute wards include four single sex wards (2 men's/2 women's) and a men's intensive care unit (PICU). Each ward has its own Occupational Therapist and Activity Co-ordinator and has additional input from peer workers, volunteers, physical exercise and other bespoke sessional workers dependent on service user choice and availability Gresham One has its own activity room and the ward has a garden.
The wards link with the Home Treatment Team and Community Locality Mental health Teams all of which also have Occupational Therapists in the team.
The OT service supports OT Students and OT apprentices on a regular basis. Preceptorship and bespoke OT training opportunities are also offered in addition to Trust Training and development opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To manage a caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence based/client centred principles.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate group and 1-1 interventions, in collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary and occupational therapy team.
To provide leadership, development opportunities and support for defined staff, students and volunteers via regular supervision and appraisal systems.
To develop links with relevant services and agencies in the community to support service users to begin reintegration as soon as possible.
To take a lead in promoting the use of employment and other vocational avenues to service users and the multi disciplinary team as a means to recovery and social inclusion.
Full Job Description is available
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified Occupational Therapist
- HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
- Post registration experience working as an OT
- Membership of OT professional body and / or special interest group
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience as an OT
- Experience of implementing both individual and group interventions
- Working with mental health service users (post qualification)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an inner-city, multi-cultural environment
- Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours
- Experience of supervising/ appraisal of junior staff and students
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- High level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
- Knowledge of the principles of risk assessment and risk management
- Comprehensive written and verbal communication skills demonstrating the ability to disseminate assessment findings clearly and professionally.
- Understanding of OT professional code of conduct and OT core skills and their application in practice
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT and vocational assessments.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anna Adams
- Job title
- Band 7 Clinical Specialist OT (Inpatients)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07921454621
- Additional information
Liz Pine Croydon Lead OT
07970705077
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