Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Bristol
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the STEPS Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit at Blackberry Hill. The role involves undertaking comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, delivering person-centred interventions, and contributing to the wider therapeutic programme. You will support meal planning, shopping, cooking skills, meaningful activity engagement, and discharge planning for patients with eating disorders. The service is undergoing transformation, offering chances to contribute to development and quality improvement initiatives.
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist
- Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy
- Experience of supervising students on placement
- Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
- Legal aspects of moving and handling
- Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
- Self aware and committed to professional and personal development
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management
- Care Programme Approach
- Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
- Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist
- Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy
- Experience of supervising students on placement
- Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
- Legal aspects of moving and handling
- Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
- Self aware and committed to professional and personal development
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management
- Care Programme Approach
- Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
- Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances
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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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Bristol
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Eating Disorders
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the STEPS Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit at Blackberry Hill. STEPS EDU is a welcoming, compassionate 10-bedded specialist unit working closely with community eating disorder services across the South West Provider Collaborative.
As the Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will undertake comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, develop and deliver person-centred interventions, and contribute to the wider therapeutic programme. Your role will include supporting meal planning, shopping and cooking skills, meaningful activity engagement, vocational support, equipment assessments for the ward and home and discharge planning.
The service is entering an exciting period of transformation, offering opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
You should have significant post-qualification experience and be confident and working as an autonomous practitioner. You need to have a strong interest in working with people experiencing eating disorders and be keen to continue your professional development within this specialist field of work.
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