Job summary
- Main area
- mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 363-BED8063963
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Florence Ball House
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapy Technician
NHS AfC: Band 4
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Are you currently working as an OT Assistant or OT Technician, or someone with the right skills and a real passion for mental health? Would you like the opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team?
We’re looking to recruit an Occupational Therapy Technician to join the Bedford Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.
In this role, you will support the Occupational Therapist by assisting with assessments and delivering interventions for adults experiencing mental health crises. You will provide specialist Occupational Therapy interventions under the guidance and supervision of the OT team, while also working independently on a day-to-day basis across a range of community settings.
You will also support the wider CRHT day to day with visits and triage calls and work collaboratively with CRHT colleagues to ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users and carers.
CAR DRIVER AND UK LICENSE WITH BUSINESS INSURANCE IS ESSENTIAL.
THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INTERNATIONAL SPONSORSHIP.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join a well-established, supportive multi-disciplinary team. Interventions will involve working collaboratively with service users and their carers to achieve agreed short-term goals aimed at improving functional abilities across a range of daily activities, including self-care, work-related tasks, domestic activities, and leisure. The post holder must be able to travel independently across the county. A good understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy in a crisis service is preferred but not essential.
Working for our organisation
We are a dynamic and forward thinking team that actively encourages and supports professional and service development. Regular managerial and professional supervision will be provided and you will have monthly opportunities to participate in the service’s OT CPD events and shape service development through quality improvement. Professional development and training are actively encouraged through the appraisal process.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
If you have these skills and wish to work with a supportive team who strive to achieve high standards, please apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see JD/PS attached
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please do not hesitate to contact Danielle Maule on [email protected] or Stacey Wimbleton, Bedford CRHT Operational Manager, on [email protected]
Person specification
Education/Qualification/training
Desirable criteria
- GCSE
- NVQ and/or B-tech in Care related skills
- Qualification in relevant practical skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Some experience working with people who have experienced mental illness
- Using a range of practical and creative skills
Desirable criteria
- Worked with an occupational therapy team or MDT
- Experience of CPD and role development activities
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of needs and concerns of service users who have mental illness
- Basic understanding of OT and ability to learn about the OT process
- Interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with service users who have complex needs.
- Organisational and time management skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate own time and plan tasks.
- Ability to contribute to and work within clinical risk assessment
- Willing to take responsibility for administrative and departmental duties as necessary
- Willing to work as part of a team and share information
Other
Essential criteria
- Physical skills required facilitating a wide range of activities, including using equipment as required
- Mental and emotional effort required to undertake concentration required for clinical consultations and interventions on both one-to-one and group basis.
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Danielle Maule
- Job title
- Head OT for Specialist Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07827939209
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