Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting challenge within an inpatient mental health setting?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our established multidisciplinary team on Oakburn Ward at Lynfield Mount Hospital, providing care and treatment for males aged 18–65 experiencing acute mental illness.

You will manage an Occupational Therapy caseload with support and supervision from a Senior Occupational Therapist and the wider OT team. Using evidence-based occupational therapy skills, you will deliver person-centred, recovery-focused assessments and interventions that promote independence, wellbeing and meaningful occupation.

Working closely with service users, carers and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to individualised care planning, risk management, transitions and discharge planning.

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who is committed to delivering high-quality care and developing their skills within acute mental health services.

If you’re ready for a new challenge and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

For this role, the job purpose is to manage an Occupational Therapy specific caseload of patients on the acute mental health ward, under the support and supervision of a Senior Occupational Therapist and the wider Occupational Therapy team.

This will include

• Utilising the evidence base and specialist occupational knowledge and skills.
• Delivering specific and person-centred interventions with a focus on
  recovery and wellbeing.
• Supporting the wider clinical team in promoting mental health and managing risk and safety across the ward.
• Contributing to MDT formulations and individualised care plans to support transition and discharges.
• Prioritising own workload and managing time effectively.
• Contributing to team and service developments.
• Being involved in supporting students and assistants with their development and learning.
• Adopting working hours in accordance with the team requirements

Closing Date: 18th November 2026

Shortlisting Date: 19th November 2026

Interview Date: TBC

Working for our organisation

• Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.
• We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible