Rotational Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Oxford Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Job summary

Are you aiming to be a clinical specialist Occupational Therapist within mental health and enhancing your skills?

Are you passionate about the skills Occupational Therapists bring to enable mental health recovery?

We are looking for Occupational Therapists to join this exciting rotational role working across multiple mental health settings all based in the Oxford city area.

The rotations are 12 months in duration and include Phoenix ward (adult inpatient), Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) who provide assessment, care and support at home helping people avoid a hospital admission and Sandford Ward which specialises in older adult mental health.

This post is for qualified Occupational Therapist with experience working in mental health at Band 5 or Band 6 level. Development roles will be considered.

We can offer a supportive AHP leadership structure, positive appraisal and development system and opportunity to develop clinical and leadership skills to enable career progression.

In this role you will gain experience of inpatient, community, and forensic settings. In each of the yearlong rotations you will be supported to develop your skills in a different area of clinical leadership. Including investment in training and completing quality improvement projects.

Main duties of the job

This is a rotational band 6 occupational therapy post across different clinical areas within mental health services in Oxford Health, where the post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment interventions for the specified service user group.

The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

To carry out the initial screening and assessment of all service users and to undertake intensive short-term treatment where appropriate.
To manage a caseload of clients with complex Occupational Therapy needs, using evidence based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
Following assessment, to undertake case formulation to highlight occupational strengths and limitations and to inform the intervention plan moving forward.
To assess for and prescribe appropriate equipment and aids to enable patients' safety and independence with ADL's giving advice to other staff, families and carers when required.
To be responsible for monitoring and evaluating treatment plans, working with other teams both within the Trust and third sector organisations when appropriate.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OA6092885

Job locations

Warneford Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7JX

Job description

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Training/Qualifications

Essential

BSc/MSc Occupational Therapy

Desirable

Additional sensory training e.g ASI
Evidence of mental health specific post registration training/development e.g AMPS, PSI
Membership of RCOT may include specialist sections
Current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with mental health service users in a clinical role
Two years post graduate experience working as an Occupational Therapist

Desirable

Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of supervising and developing junior members of staff and students
Experience of undertaking audit or quality improvement work

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice
Broad knowledge and application of OT in mental health

Desirable

Ability to apply the Model of Human Occupation
Ability to relate knowledge of physical health to mental health setting

Person Specification

Training/Qualifications

Essential

BSc/MSc Occupational Therapy

Desirable

Additional sensory training e.g ASI
Evidence of mental health specific post registration training/development e.g AMPS, PSI
Membership of RCOT may include specialist sections
Current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with mental health service users in a clinical role
Two years post graduate experience working as an Occupational Therapist

Desirable

Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of supervising and developing junior members of staff and students
Experience of undertaking audit or quality improvement work

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice
Broad knowledge and application of OT in mental health

Desirable

Ability to apply the Model of Human Occupation
Ability to relate knowledge of physical health to mental health setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.