Job summary Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our Older People Community Mental Health Team for a secondment or fixed term opportunity. This Occupational Therapy role will be crucial in contributing to the development and implementation of occupational therapy interventions in this service. You will have opportunity to facilitate evidence-based groups as well as deliver therapy programmes on an individual basis, supporting skills development and community engagement. The postholder may be expected to care co-ordinate a small, defined number of service users, who have predominant occupational needs. You will work alongside other OTs within the CMHT as well as a wide range multidisciplinary team colleagues. CPD and Older People OT peer supervision opportunities are available within the wider Occupational Therapy service across the Trust. Main duties of the job Occupational Therapists, along with the multidisciplinary team, are responsible for the clinical care pathway of service users by undertaking evidence based assessment, intervention and discharge planning. The post holder will work as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team and be responsible for assessing, treating, rehabilitating and evaluating client care within the team they are based. The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of clients and be able to work independently as a senior clinician. Line management, professional and clinical Occupational Therapy supervision is delivered in line with guidance from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. The post holder will be encouraged to contribute to service development and innovative projects within the directorate and will be supported to do so. About us Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care Date posted 08 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £42,939 to £50,697 a year pa inc Contract Fixed term Duration 9 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 277-6671318-CMH-D Job locations Bexleyheath Centre 4 Emerton Close Bexleyheath DA6 8DX Job description Job responsibilities To manage a clinical caseload To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team To support the development of evidence based occupational therapy practice To provide occupational therapy specific assessment and interventions via groups and individual work related to: o Self-care o Work o Leisure To contribute to service development To work independently without direct supervision To participate in research/audit activities To supervise the work of support workers, band 5 occupational therapists and occupational therapy students on fieldwork placement as required. To contribute to and carry out risk assessments, risk management plans and care plans To provide specialist occupational therapy advice to the multidisciplinary team. Job description Job responsibilities To manage a clinical caseload To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team To support the development of evidence based occupational therapy practice To provide occupational therapy specific assessment and interventions via groups and individual work related to: o Self-care o Work o Leisure To contribute to service development To work independently without direct supervision To participate in research/audit activities To supervise the work of support workers, band 5 occupational therapists and occupational therapy students on fieldwork placement as required. To contribute to and carry out risk assessments, risk management plans and care plans To provide specialist occupational therapy advice to the multidisciplinary team. Person Specification Experience Essential Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments Skills Essential Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion Experience Essential Sufficient Post registration experience as an OT including a minimum of 2 years mental health experience Person Specification Experience Essential Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments Skills Essential Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion Experience Essential Sufficient Post registration experience as an OT including a minimum of 2 years mental health experience Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address Bexleyheath Centre 4 Emerton Close Bexleyheath DA6 8DX Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)