Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to develop clinical experience and knowledge within an acute mental health setting. The role involves managing a caseload of patients with co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based and patient-centred principles for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions. The post holder will also participate in planning, development, and evaluation of therapy services within a designated area/team, taking a holistic approach to patient care.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive holistic Occupational Therapy assessments and devise individualised treatment plans.
- Gain consent and engage patients through their therapy journey, enabling choice and recovery.
- Plan and implement patient-centred individual and/or group interventions using graded activity within a ward setting.
- Monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure intervention effectiveness.
- Liaise with family members, carers, and other professionals during assessment and interventions.
- Support the delivery of high-quality specialist assessment and intervention in acute mental health.
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge and application of current best practice in relevant area of practice
- Application of therapeutic Outcome measures and Models of practice
- Application of the process of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review
- A sound knowledge of the core Occupational Therapy skills and their application in this field
- Be able to communicate effectively with service users within the specific client group
- Demonstrates a good knowledge of the Health and Care Profession Councils standards of Proficiency and the therapeutic responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base
- Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of mentorship, and supervision
- Evidence of active participation in supervision and the appraisal process
- Experience of group and individual interventions with the specific client group
- Experience working in a collaborative way with the MDT and service users/carers.
- Good time management skills
- Apply and promote therapeutic skills, to include carrying out assessments, setting clear reablement goals and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions.
- Able to apply Person Centred Approaches
- Apply clinical skills and able to reflect on own and others practice.
- Self-management and motivation skills
- Risk assessment skills.
- IT literate
- Awareness of factors contributing to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
- Understanding of partnership working
- Awareness of local agenda in health and social care
- Experience of relevant Occupational Therapy functional assessment
- Experience of successful team working Experience of liaison with internal and external services and agencies
- Knowledge and ability to express an understanding of the Occupational Therapy process including formulation of intervention plans grounded in clinical reasoning
- General knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Have an understanding of clinical and environmental risk assessment
- Evidence of CPD/Short courses
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Occupational Therapy Diploma / Degree (BSc/MSc)
- Enhanced DBS Disclosure
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate leadership skills to be able to initiate, monitor and implement change and fully
- Apply Professional skills to enable MDT working partnerships and liaise with external agencies
- Experience of service development audit and research practice relevant to the clinical area
- Experience of planning and facilitating therapeutic groups for patients / clients
- Familiar with Electronic Patient Records Management and clinical leadership
- A basic understanding of Relevant legislation including The Mental Capacity Act
- Membership of professional Body
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 01 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist seeking to develop their clinical experience and knowledge within a acute mental health setting.
The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patient's who have co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence based/ patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions of the patient group.
The post holder will participate in planning, development and evaluation of therapy services within a designated area/team. The post holder takes a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users / patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high-quality care to a defined caseload which may be of a complex nature, using theappropriate model of care and evidenced based practice.Work in partnership with other professional to enable patients / clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment. To work within Trust clinical guidelines, HCPC and Registrant Body guidelines and to have a working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own practise against these.
Main duties of the job
To undertake a comprehensive holistic Occupational Therapy assessment, devise treatment plans individualised to pa
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