Specialist Occupational Therapist – Adult Eating Disorders
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This Specialist Occupational Therapist role is within the Adult Eating Disorder Service, focusing on shaping and developing the service, including a pathway for severe and enduring eating disorders. The post holder will communicate complex health information to clients, carers, and colleagues, and lead on OT provision within the team. This involves offering care packages and professional consultation to other services.
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
- Physical requirements
Desirable criteria
- Physical skills in line with MVA Breakaway.
- Recognised OT Degree/diploma.
- RCOT Registered.
- HCPC Registered.
- Training
- Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD including specialist knowledge of Sensory attachment / Integration and the impact on service users with a range of Neurodevelopmental / Developmental disabilities such as Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, etc.
- Post-graduate training specific to client.
- Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with adults with MH needs.
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams.
- Experience of delivering environmental approaches to OT service delivery and evaluating them.
- Experience of providing professional consultation.
- Highly specialist experience of working with people with autism / Asperger syndrome complex intellectual disabilities and mental health diagnoses/personality disorders.
- Experience of working with children/adults with severe eating disorders.
- Experience of supporting students and other staff.
- Experience of linking communication to risk issues.
- Post basic dysphagia training or completed competencies.
- Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of OT team.
- Specialist applied knowledge of working with young people/adults with sensory/attachment/trauma with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities.
- Knowledge of appropriate tools, assessments and interventions relating to the client group.
- Knowledge of National Policy and guidance and impact on local practice.
- Empathetic and psychologically minded.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload.
- Good reasoning skills.
- Mentorship/ Leadership skills.
- Motivated and a motivator.
- Team builder and team member.
- Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision.
- Reflective practitioner.
- Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
- Delivery of group intervention
- Highly specialist skill in working with young people and adults with ASD / DLD / ID
- Experience of supporting other staff and students
- Contractual requirements
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
- Ability to travel between sites.
- Valued and behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
- Physical requirements
- Physical skills in line with MVA Breakaway.
- Recognised OT Degree/diploma.
- RCOT Registered.
- HCPC Registered.
- Training
- Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD including specialist knowledge of Sensory attachment / Integration and the impact on service users with a range of Neurodevelopmental / Developmental disabilities such as Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, etc.
- Post-graduate training specific to client.
- Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with adults with MH needs.
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams.
- Experience of delivering environmental approaches to OT service delivery and evaluating them.
- Experience of providing professional consultation.
- Highly specialist experience of working with people with a
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Occupational Therapist – Adult Eating Disorders
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
It is an exciting time for shaping and developing Nottinghamshire Eating Disorder Service. Most recent developments include developing a pathway for our patients who have a severe and enduring eating disorder
This role will support in communicating complex, up to date information relating to the health needs of clients, carers, colleagues and the wider population in a meaningful way.
They will also lead on matters related to OT provision within the wider Adult Eating Disorder Team, this will include offering packages of care for patients within the adult eating disorder service professional consultation to other professionals and services.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Adult ED Service OT post is within the Eating Disorder service within The Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The role requires a high level of clinical and professional expertise in order that in the longer-term needs of clients.
About us
TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our
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