Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
Surrey and Borders is seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide high-quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions for people accessing mental health services. The role involves working with individuals and groups, contributing to service development, and potentially taking on a lead professional role. The successful candidate will work across Serious Mental Illness/Complex Emotional Needs and Frailty/Later life pathways within the Waverley Neighbourhood Mental Health service. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential due to the community aspect of the role.
Essential criteria
- Occupational Therapy Professional Qualification
- HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course
- Relevant Clinical Experience
- Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
- Experience in applying knowledge of the impact of health and disability on occupational performance, participation and identity
- Experience of using multiple occupational frames of reference and approaches
- Experience of contributing to service development/project work
- Experience as a supervisor
- [contact details removed] facilitation
- Experience working with the elderly
- Occupational Therapy Professional Qualification
- HCPC Registration
- Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course
- Relevant Clinical Experience
- Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
- Experience in applying knowledge of the impact of health and disability on occupational performance, participation and identity
- Experience of using multiple occupational frames of reference and approaches
- Experience of contributing to service development/project work
- Experience as a supervisor
- [contact details removed] facilitation
- Experience working with the elderly
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Surrey and Borders is looking for an Occupational Therapist who delivers high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessments, interventions and consultations to enable people who access services to reach their full potential.
Location: Berkeley House, 11-13 Ockford Road, Godalming, GU7 1QU
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday from 9am to 17pm
Main duties of the job
The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to an extensive, co-ordinated CPD programme including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training and an annual conference. Staff is valued for their expertise in occupationally focussed interventions and specialist group therapy.
This post is suitable if you have had previous experience of working in mental health, you want to consolidate your knowledge of occupational therapy and be involved in delivering high quality, evidence based, outcome measured occupational therapy interventions. This post also gives you an opportunity to develop skills in care coordinating service users with an occupational therapy focus and being part of the assessment team.
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