Occupational Therapy Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an opportunity for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Medium Secure Forensic Service. The role involves working as part of a Recovery-focused Occupational Therapy Team, delivering specialist group and individual work within an inpatient unit across acute, rehab, and specialist wards. The ideal candidate will have experience in mental health or forensic settings. The position is fixed-term for 6 months.
Key responsibilities
- Support the OT service in providing specialist OT treatment in inpatient and community settings.
- Implement OT treatment plans through specialist individual and group treatment programmes.
- Collaborate with the MDT team in its provision of assessment and treatment of service users.
- Effectively maintain records and report observations of service users' progress and performance.
- Ensure all clinical contact incorporates risk assessment and appropriate management of risk.
- Contribute to the Recovery college programme of activities.
Essential criteria
- Using a range of practical and creative skills
- Worked with people who have experienced mental health problems
- Knowledge of equal Opportunities and confidentiality
- Basic understanding of needs and concerns of service users in a forensic mental health setting
- Understanding of OT and ability to learn about the OT process
- Interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with service users who have complex needs.
Desirable criteria
- NVQ and/or B-tech in Care related skills
- Qualification in relevant practical skills
- Worked within an forensic mental health setting
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £34,186 – £37,389 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 13d
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East London NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapy Assistant
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
This post is an opportunity for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant to work in the Medium Secure Forensic Service. This role involves being part of the Recovery-focused Occupational Therapy Team carrying out specialist group and individual work within the inpatient unit working across acute, rehab and specialist wards.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in mental health and / or a forensic setting. Please contact [contact details removed] on [phone number removed] for further details.
Main duties of the job
To support the OT service in providing specialist OT treatment in inpatient and community settings- To implement the OT treatment plans through the provision of specialist individual and group treatment programmes- To positively contribute to the development of the forensic mental health occupational therapy service- To collaborate with the MDT team in its provision of assessment and treatment of service users
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This post is an opportunity for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant to work in the Medium Secure Forensic Service. This role involves being part of the Recovery-focused Occupational Therapy Team carrying out specialist group and individual work within the inpatient unit working across acute, rehab an
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