Specialist Occupational Therapist - Intensive Support Team West SLDS
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Intensive Support Team within the West Hertfordshire Specialist Learning Disability Service. You will provide high-quality assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities experiencing mental health difficulties or challenging behaviours. The position involves promoting participation and independence in daily activities, strengthening specialist skills like Sensory Integration, and supporting physical health needs. You will work in an interdisciplinary team, manage a caseload, and contribute to developing Occupational Therapy provision within the service.
Key responsibilities
- Provide high-quality Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for service users with complex needs.
- Work in an interdisciplinary way to assess needs, devise care plans, and evaluate outcomes.
- Provide clinical advice and support for service users with challenging behaviour and mental health needs.
- Deliver training and education to other professionals, carers, and family.
- Manage a caseload, using evidence-based principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
- Provide an effective supervision framework for Occupational Therapy staff.
Essential criteria
- BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
- Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT's
- Evidence of relevant post grad training.
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting
- Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
- Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
- Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues
- Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics
- Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice.
- Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation
- Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries
- High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills
- Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions
- Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health
- A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users
- Highly developed Observational skills
- Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes
- Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
Desirable criteria
- Membership of RCOT
- Practice Placement qualification
- SI/BBAT training
- Broad base of clinical experience
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £41,957 – £50,387 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Are you an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wants to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability? Then we could be the team for you!
Due to an expansion of the Specialist Learning Disability provision, we are looking for an Intensive Support Occupational Therapist to work alongside community and inpatient colleagues to best meet the needs of individuals known to the intensive support team.
This specialist Occupational Therapist post will enable you to use your core OT skills by promoting participation and independence in Activities of Daily living, whilst having the opportunity to strengthen and develop these in specialist areas such as Sensory Integration, Positive Behaviour Support, Trauma Informed approaches alongside supporting an individuals Physical health needs.
The role sits within the Intensive Support Function of the West Hertfordshire Specialist Learning Disability Service. You will be joining a highly dedicated and creative Occupational Therapy service and will be encouraged and supported to undertake learning and development opportunities both in clinical and leadership fields
We are a supportive and forward-thinking team, with great peer networks; we actively promote learning and professional development with opportunities in both clinical and leadership fields of work.
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