Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-053-26-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Central LMHT- Highbury Hospital
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/02/2026
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
Are you passionate about working with adults with mental health issues?
Then we want to hear from you!
We are looking to fill a full-time post at a Local Mental Health Team covering the City Central area of Nottinghamshire. Our core business hours are 09:00-17:00 but some flexibility can be offered.
Main duties of the job
Occupational Therapist with excellent communication skills to join our existing dynamic multidisciplinary Local Mental Health Team.
The post-holder will conduct specific assessments, formulation and interventions, working collaboratively with patients, their carers/families and partnership organisations to develop creative, goal oriented, time limited occupational therapy plans.
In return, we offer you a supporting network of colleagues, opportunities for career development, access to high quality supervision, and an employer who is supportive of your own physical and mental wellbeing.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is both rewarding and a vital role towards the assessment and delivery of treatment to our patients in the City Central area.
To provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service collaboratively with the patients in their own homes and local environments. Working with an assistant in the provision of intervention plans. If interested see JD/Spec for more details.
Professional and clinical supervision will be provided by an identified Occupational Therapist.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc or MSc Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Specialist knowledge/post registration and experience of working in a mental health setting
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates continued professional development to maintain registration
Training
Essential criteria
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience or training of specialist professional interventions and evaluations.
- Leadership experience or training
- Clinical educator
- Willingness to undertake clinical practice, education, and training to enhance service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Relevant training to post
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical knowledge
- Applied knowledge of risk assessment within field of clinical practice
- Knowledge of National Policy and guidance.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of how mental and physical health contribute to risk assessment and support management.
- Applied leadership knowledge.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with adults with profession specific needs in mental health
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working
- Experience of delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams.
- Experience in evaluation / audit as part of profession/multi-professional team
- Experience of the clinical and professional development of others including students
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in community or acute mental health
- Experience of leading / managing project work.
- Experience of research, audit, service evaluation and/or quality improvement projects – setting up, evaluating, reporting and application
- Identifies clinical risks and carries out MDT/ Trust Risk assessments and formulation for individuals, groups or services highlighting needs
- Experience of collaboration across teams, services, and other stakeholders outside of the Trust
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences, and in situations
- Organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
- Leadership skills
- Motivated and a motivator
- Team builder and team member
- Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
- Reflective practitioner
- IT skills – to support clinical and service needs and developments
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
- Jen Hambling
- Job title
- Interim Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 9555360
- Additional information
Jayne Steed (OT Professional Lead)- [email protected]
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