Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 8 months (Secondment Cover - Until November 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 22.5 hours per week (Split post with 2 days (15 hours) working on Somerset Villa Ward (Enfield))
- Job ref
- 455-NLFT-0722
- Employer
- North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Ann's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Thank you for your interest in the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT). This is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:
- Collaborate at every level by living our values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
- Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
- Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
- Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
- Ensure that research, quality improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
- Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.
The North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.
Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
As a values‑driven Trust, we recruit through our values. Our selection processes focus on behaviours, attitudes, and examples that reflect our organisational values and commitment to compassionate, high‑quality care.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.
We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.
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Job overview
This post is for a senior occupational therapist who will be responsible for the continuing delivery of the occupational therapy treatment pathways alongside multidisciplinary approaches within the Community
Rehabilitation Team, Haringey for 3 days a week
In addition to other tasks the post holder will work closely with the team to work with our 18 month group programme for persons leaving locked rehabilitation to ensure safe transition to living in the community.
The role will include working with individuals, care homes, families, and care teams to assist individuals in meeting occupational therapy goals, delivering groups and offering training to the supported living home staff to further enhance the support for service users.
The post holder will work with service users who have complex and substantial needs, often working with persons with dual diagnosis and coexisting conditions including physical health needs.
Having a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, 1983 (amended 2007) will be required as the post holder will support service users return to or adjust to new accommodation in the community following admission to hospital and with the aim of preventing hospital admissions.
This is a split post with the other 2 days working on Somerset Villa Ward (Enfield)
Trac ID: 7578727 AND Trac ID 7768405
Main duties of the job
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To take a lead role in delivery of the occupational therapy pathway for service users under the care of the community rehabilitation team.
2. To demonstrate an advanced, in-depth knowledge of theory and practice as relevant to profession in relation to adult mental health community settings based on evidence and research to inform
Assessment, Treatment and Evaluation of clinical interventions for this service.
3. To hold clinical responsibility within the team to carry out and assist with assessment and/or treatment for service users accessing occupational therapy.
4. To lead and be actively involved in the development of treatment pathways including a comprehensive group programme and training resources for supported living home staff.
5. To provide expert occupational therapy knowledge, advice and clinical support, verbally and in written communication to the multidisciplinary team and senior management.
6. To use clinical expertise to advice colleagues on dealing with clients with complex needs, or behaviours that challenge.
7. To effectively and accurately carry out Risk Assessments and be responsible for putting risk management plans into place in conjunction with all relevant parties.
8. To co-ordinate and attend relevant MDT assessments, Care planning and review meeting, and case conferences
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our values:
- We Are Kind
- We Are Respectful
- We Work Together
- We Keep Things Simple
- We Empower
- We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To take a lead role in planning, developing and implementing an occupational therapy pathway for service users under the care of the community rehabilitation team.
2. To demonstrate an advanced, in-depth knowledge of theory and practice as relevant to profession in relation to adult mental health community settings based on evidence and research to inform Assessment, Treatment and Evaluation of clinical interventions for this service.
3. To hold clinical responsibility within the team to carry out and assist with assessment and/or treatment for service users accessing occupational therapy.
4. To lead and be actively involved in the development of treatment pathways including a comprehensive group programme and training resources for residential home staff.
5. To provide expert occupational therapy knowledge, advice and clinical support, verbally and in written communication to the multidisciplinary team and senior management.
6. To use clinical expertise to advice colleagues on dealing with clients with complex needs, or behaviours that challenge.
7. To effectively and accurately carry out Risk Assessments and be responsible for putting risk management plans into place in conjunction with all relevant parties.
8. To co-ordinate and attend relevant MDT assessments, Care planning and review meeting, and case conferences
9. To build up a knowledge of local resources and to liaise with relevant services in the interest of the service users, relatives and carers promoting Social Inclusion.
10. To promote and apply equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice that respects the service user’s ethnicity, customs, values and spiritual beliefs at all times.
11. To work with sustainable health care principles in mind when developing and delivering occupational therapy services.
12. To attend multi-disciplinary clinical meetings, to support and share information regarding professional practice with other disciplines and work in collaboration to provide a coordinated package of care as necessary
13. To be aware of current legislation regarding safeguarding, and to have a thorough understanding of relevant team and Trust’s policies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Dip/BSc(Hons)/MSc in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered OT
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of other relevant Postgraduate education/ relevant CPD
- Membership of RCOT/specialist networks eg RCOTMHSS
- Practice placement Educator Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of mental health inpatient and/or community areas, working with people going through a mental health
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments
- Ability to write comprehensive ADL reports and make appropriate recommendations to optimise patient functioning
- Experience of facilitating a variety of groups
- Ability to address physical health needs of patients
- Experience with supervising junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in research, clinical audit, quality improvement projects
- Able to prescribe small pieces of equipment/maintain equipment stores
- Knowledge of the MOHO model and its application
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively within a multi-professional team.
- Confidence to work autonomously and use own initiative.
- Awareness of risk assessment/ management in an acute and/or community setting
- Sensitive to cultural, dynamic and diverse needs
Desirable criteria
- Building links with local community services
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
- Mr Kerby Francis
- Job title
- Haringey Community Rehab Team manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087025352
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Candi & Tavi
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