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Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

East London NHS Foundation Trust • London, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Job summary
Occupational Therapist

We are looking to hire an Occupational Therapist to join our team. The successful candidate will provide occupational therapy assessments and treatment services for clients admitted to the adult inpatient wards at Tower Hamlets Centre for Mental Health (TMCMH). This role involves collaborating closely with community teams inpatient teams and the OT team to ensure a smooth transition from hospital to community care.

Main duties of the job
To undertake Occupational Therapy assessments, treatments and evaluations of Adult mental health patients in Tower Hamlets Centre for Mental Health and community - on one to one and group basis.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £38,488 to £46,852 a year per annum Inc HCA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 363-TH8191878
Job locations: Tower Hamlets Centre for Mental Health, Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Kindly review the attached Job Description and Person Specification document that accompanies this advertisement.

Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
  • Previous experience in a related clinical field
  • Experience of CPD and role development activities

Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
  • Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
  • State Registration
Desirable
  • Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy

Skills and abilities
Essential
  • Ability to manage a clinical caseload
  • Good interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed with clients.
  • Clinical reasoning skills to assess clients needs (including risk assessment) and guide interventions.
  • Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations with supervision.
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate a range of complex activities in relation to clinical work.
  • Ability to communicate with OT staff and other professionals
  • Awareness of potential hazards including frequent verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression in settings such as the clients home, community venues, public transport etc.) whilst ensuring safety of self, client and members of the public.
  • Ability to liase with other services, statutory and non-statutory around clinical issues.
  • Word-processing/IT skills
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • . Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
Desirable
  • Ability to manage frequent distressing clinical interactions with clients who have serious mental health problems.
  • Community experience

Knowledge
Essential
  • The needs and rights of services users and/or carers in planning and service development iology
  • Applied social, health and medical sciences required for the practice of Occupational Therapy including psychology, anatomy, physiology and soc
  • Applied psychological perspectives relevant to OT in mental health including behavioural, cognitive, psychoanalytic and humanistic perspectives
  • The theory and practice of occupational therapy including occupational science and holistic models of OT practice
  • Theoretical knowledge of holistic models of OT practice and skills in group work, teaching and counselling
  • Specialist clinical skills in order to carry out OT interventions
  • The impact of mental health difficulties upon occupational functioning (self-care, productivity and leisure) and performance components (i.e. inter and intra personal, cognitive, physical)
Desirable
  • Current National Guidelines e.g CPA, NSF and their application
  • Research and auditing
  • Risk assessment issues and its application to practice

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: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Tower Hamlets Centre for Mental Health, Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.elft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Deputy Head Occupational Therapist
Gloria Osei-Owusu
gloria.osei-owusu1@nhs.net
02081215022

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.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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