Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This full-time Band 5 Registered Occupational Therapist role is on Rougemont Ward in Exeter, a 16-bedded unit for older adults with a functional mental health diagnosis. The successful candidate will conduct thorough assessments, develop tailored interventions, and deliver individual and group therapy sessions. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will support holistic care, smooth discharge planning, and provide education to patients and families on their recovery journey. Accurate record-keeping and contributing to service development are also key aspects of this rewarding role.
Essential criteria
- Clear understanding of core OT skills and theory
- Awareness of the implications of long-term institutional care
- Understanding of team dynamics
- Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice including risk assessment management
- Awareness of legal implications of the Mental Health Health Act and other legal frameworks specific to the setting
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of sensory work
- Application of the OT Process
- Use of standardised / functional assessment and activity analysis
- Previous Band 5 post (or training placement equivalent)
- Prior experience of working with complex and vulnerable individuals who live with Dementia
- Bsc Hons Degree in Occupational Therapy or Diploma from COT
- Evidence of Post Graduate Courses
- Word Processing and internet skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries
- Good self-management skills
- Ability to work on own initiative as part of MDT & Occupational Therapy Team
- Group work skills
- Training and presentation skills
- Able to participate in physical activities and assist with physical interventions in the management of violence and aggression if required by the service.
- Clear understanding of core OT skills and theory
- Awareness of the implications of long-term institutional care
- Understanding of team dynamics
- Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice including risk assessment management
- Awareness of legal implications of the Mental Health Health Act and other legal frameworks specific to the setting
- Awareness of sensory work
- Application of the OT Process
- Use of standardised / functional assessment and activity analysis
- Previous Band 5 post (or training placement equivalent)
- Prior experience of working with complex and vulnerable individuals who live with Dementia
- Bsc Hons Degree in Occupational Therapy or Diploma from COT
- Evidence of Post Graduate Courses
- Word Processing and internet skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries
- Good self-management skills
- Ability to work on own initiative as part of MDT & Occupational Therapy Team
- Group work skills
- Training and presentation skills
- Able to participate in physical activities and assist with physical interventions in the management of violence and aggression if required by the service.
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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Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
We are searching for a full time (37.5 hours per week) Band 5
Registered Occupational Therapist to join us on Rougemont Ward in Exeter. Rougemont is a 16 bedded unit for older adults with a functional mental health diagnosis.
On Rougemont Ward, we pride ourselves on being a dedicated,
passionate and skilled team, driven by the motivation to improve the lives of our patients as well as the lives of the carers involved.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to work within a
dynamic team in a service that has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC.
Working alongside the Nursing Team, and within the MDT, you will ensure that
service users receive a high standard of person-centred care to enable an enhanced quality of life for all.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist on our older adult inpatient mental health ward, you will conduct thorough assessments to understand each patients functional and mental health needs, developing tailored interventions that promote independence in daily living and enhance wellbeing. You'll deliver both individual and group therapy sessions, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to support holistic care and smooth discharge planning. Monitoring progress and adapting treatments, you will also provide valuabl
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