Senior Community Mental Health Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing Occupational Therapy (OT) within community settings and offering in-reach support to forensic wards. The post holder will establish and work within a clear OT pathway, facilitating assessment, treatment planning, and interventions. They will be responsible for assessing and planning occupational and vocational interventions for the FOLS caseload, promoting social inclusion, independence, and well-being. The role also includes taking professional lead for high-quality OT provision within FOLS and maintaining good working relationships with other teams.
Essential criteria
- Relevant core professional qualification that is essential for the post - BSc/Dip/MSc OT. HCPC registration.
- Evidence of post qualification training or on-going development.
- Evidence of training to support students in practice (SLIP/APPLE) or willingness to complete.
- Ability to work as a member of the MDT and has a positive approach to team working.
- Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers, family and other professionals.
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill, knowledge and experience.
- Experience of working with mental health.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation and policy.
- Good understanding of other services required to input into service users plans of care.
- Values
Desirable criteria
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
- Relevant core professional qualification that is essential for the post - BSc/Dip/MSc OT. HCPC registration.
- Evidence of post qualification training or on-going development.
- Evidence of training to support students in practice (SLIP/APPLE) or willingness to complete.
- Ability to work as a member of the MDT and has a positive approach to team working.
- Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers, family and other professionals.
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill, knowledge and experience.
- Experience of working with mental health.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation and policy.
- Good understanding of other services required to input into service users plans of care.
- Values
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
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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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Community Mental Health Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
To work as a member of FOLS in providing Occupational Therapy (OT) in a variety of community settings, including the service user's own home, and offer in-reach support to Clifton House Forensic wards pre-discharge to the community.
To establish and work within a clear OT pathway; facilitating screening assessment, needs analysis/prioritisation, treatment planning and facilitating interventions.
To be responsible for the assessment and planning of occupational and vocational interventions across the FOLS caseload; assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of interventions/care.
To work compassionately and collaboratively with service users to achieve identified goals, promoting social inclusion, independence and well-being.
To promote OT values and interventions in the MDT and with service users.
To take a professional lead for the overall provision and development of high-quality OT provision within FOLS.
To promote a positive image of OT and the wider Trust.
To establish and maintain good working relationships with other community teams/agencies.
To carry continuing responsibility for the setting and monitoring of standards of care in line with Clinical Governance requirements.
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