Band 6 Occupational Therapist
Orpington, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 5 days ago
We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our established Occupational Therapy Service at Green Parks House, working across three Working Age Inpatient Wards.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, with professional support from a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist. The wider team includes Band 5–7 OTs, Lived Experience Practitioners, and OT Technical Instructors. We welcome innovative ideas and new skills.
The postholder will carry an inpatient caseload, delivering assessments and 1:1 interventions to develop functional and social skills, alongside facilitating group interventions. You will work collaboratively with inpatient and community MDTs, including Home Treatment and Community Mental Health Teams, to support continuity of care and safe discharge planning.
You will promote occupational functioning and wellbeing on the wards while maintaining appropriate follow-up with service users accessing outpatient programmes.
Development Opportunities
Important information about Sponsorship - we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role at the current time.
The Interview Process will include an Assessment Centre so only applicants who will be able to attend in person should apply.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our Purpose Is To Improve Lives By Providing The Best Possible Care To Our Patients And Their Families. This Is Strengthened By Our New Values
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, with professional support from a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist. The wider team includes Band 5–7 OTs, Lived Experience Practitioners, and OT Technical Instructors. We welcome innovative ideas and new skills.
The postholder will carry an inpatient caseload, delivering assessments and 1:1 interventions to develop functional and social skills, alongside facilitating group interventions. You will work collaboratively with inpatient and community MDTs, including Home Treatment and Community Mental Health Teams, to support continuity of care and safe discharge planning.
You will promote occupational functioning and wellbeing on the wards while maintaining appropriate follow-up with service users accessing outpatient programmes.
Development Opportunities
- Clinical supervision of junior staff
- Support for student placements
- Involvement in service development
Important information about Sponsorship - we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role at the current time.
The Interview Process will include an Assessment Centre so only applicants who will be able to attend in person should apply.
- To manage a clinical caseload on one of the wards
- To work as a member of the OT Service
- To assist to plan, co-ordinate and oversee the running of the OT service
- To support the development of evidence based OT practice
- To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to:
- Self care
- Work
- Leisure
- To contribute to service development
- To participate in research/audit activities
- To supervise the work of Band 5 OTs, OTAs, Patient Engagement Facilitators and volunteers.
- Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
- To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT
- To work independently without direct supervision
- To work across multiple wards
- To attend a range of meetings as required
- Deputise for Band 7 when she is on leave.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our Purpose Is To Improve Lives By Providing The Best Possible Care To Our Patients And Their Families. This Is Strengthened By Our New Values
- We’re Kind
- We’re Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
