Senior Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship is not clearly stated in this advert.
The advert didn't contain a clear role-specific sponsorship line, so HiveMind can't confirm eligibility. Verify with the recruiting manager or trust HR before you apply.
Role summary
This Senior Occupational Therapist role involves providing clinical leadership within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on complex client needs and innovative recovery plans. You will work autonomously, advocate for the occupational therapy profession, and develop staff while enhancing your own specialist skills. The position requires managing a defined caseload, assessing and delivering therapeutic interventions, and providing supervision to junior staff and students.
Key responsibilities
- To identify, develop and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
- To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based principles.
- To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students.
- To ensure assessment of service users and analyse and interpret information gained to form an accurate formulation of function, strengths, capabilities and occupational needs.
- To work collaboratively with service users, staff, and carers to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan.
Essential criteria
- Registration with HCPC
- Recognised Occupational Therapist Professional Qualification
- Ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously
- Ability to make decisions and work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team
- Ability to prioritise own work effectively and to be able to guide others
- Supervisory and appraisal skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group.
- Experience in clinical practice, holding a range of experience within a variety of settings
- Experience of being involved in service developments or audits
- Ability to use technology such as Teams, Email, BI and RIO
- Experience of supervisory practices including OT students, junior staff, and group supervisions
- An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare policy and an appreciation of the implications of this on clinical practice
- Computer literate. Able to use e-mail, Teams and RIO, and to access Internet resources
- Experience of use of outcome measures and data to demonstrate efficacy to an MDT
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
Ready to elevate your clinical leadership? You will bridge the gap between complex client needs and innovative recovery plans.
We offer a space where you can work autonomously, advocate for your profession, and develop staff--all while evolving your own specialist skill set in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.
The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team, bringing holistic, occupation and recovery focused perspectives to an exciting MDT.
Main duties of the job
- To identify, develop and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
- To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
- To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students.
- Demonstrates ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously.
- Managing a case load of service users who have complex needs.
About us
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Apply to this role — free for your first 7 days
CareerHive is included with the CareerHive community on Skool. Start your free 7 days there and your access here unlocks straight away with the same email.
- Every sponsorship-friendly NHS role, bands 3–7, across all four nations
- The full advert and the direct apply link
- HiveMind AI — interview prep, likely questions and tailored supporting information
- Your private vault of saved roles, documents and application pipeline
- Daily alerts when a role that matches you goes live
Already a member? Sign in with the email you joined the community with. After 7 days your membership continues at the normal monthly price, or you can cancel any time and access here simply stops.