Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This Occupational Therapist role involves providing specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions to older adults with mental health difficulties, dementia, or complex emotional needs in an inpatient setting. The post holder will promote recovery, independence, and quality of life by assessing functional abilities and supporting engagement in meaningful activities. Key responsibilities include contributing to personalised care planning, risk management, rehabilitation, and discharge planning to ensure patients achieve maximum independence and safe discharge.
Key responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, including activities of daily living, cognition, mobility, sensory needs, environmental factors, and functional abilities.
- Develop and implement individualised treatment plans based on patient needs and recovery goals.
- Deliver evidence-based occupational therapy interventions on both an individual and group basis.
- Support patients to maintain or regain skills necessary for everyday living and independent functioning.
- Facilitate therapeutic activities that promote social inclusion, physical health, cognitive stimulation, and emotional wellbeing.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, ward rounds and discharge meetings.
Essential criteria
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Willingness to undertake post-graduate study relevant to service area
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
- Practice Placement Educator Qualification
- Appropriate demonstrable post registration experience, including experience within mental health services or a relevant clinical area
- Experience of assessing occupational needs and delivering individual and group occupational therapy interventions.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising with partner agencies.
- Experience of supervising or supporting junior staff, students or support staff.
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
- Appropriate demonstrable post registration experience
- Good communication skills - written & verbal
- Information technology skills
- Effective time and workload management
- Multi-disciplinary/ multiagency working
- Problem solving abilities
- Planning and coordination of treatment packages
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to the client group.
- Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures and their use in practice.
- Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation, care planning processes and current mental health practice.
- Knowledge of recovery-focused, trauma informed and person-centred approaches to care.
- Applied knowledge of risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding within inpatient and /or community mental health practice.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and safe lone/community working practice
- Application of health, safety and risk management policies
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application to practice, audit and service evaluation.
- Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues and apply professional standards to clinical decision-making.
- To abide by Royal College of Occupational Therapists Code of Conduct & Trust Policies and Procedures
- Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to audit, service evaluation or quality improvement activity.
- Experience of a range of mental health settings
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
The Occupational Therapist is a key member of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions to older adults experiencing mental health difficulties, dementia, cognitive impairment, or complex emotional and behavioural needs within an inpatient setting.
The post holder will promote recovery, independence, wellbeing, and quality of life by assessing patients' functional abilities and supporting engagement in meaningful activities. They will contribute to personalised care planning, risk management, rehabilitation, and discharge planning to ensure patients achieve their maximum level of independence and are discharged safely to the most appropriate environment.
Main duties of the job
- Complete comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, including activities of daily living, cognition, mobility, sensory needs, environmental factors, and functional abilities.
- Develop and implement individualised treatment plans based on patient needs and recovery goals.
- Deliver evidence-based occupational therapy interventions on both an individual and group basis.
- Support patients to maintain or regain skills necessary for everyday living and independent functioning.
- Facilitate therapeutic activities that prom
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