Specialist Occupational Therapist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 May 2025

Job summary

Join Our Team as a Specialist Occupational Therapist.

We are a dynamic and growing organisation committed to making a difference in the lives of individuals facing eating disorders. With new investment fuelling our expansion, we are excited to offer an incredible opportunity for professionals passionate about eating disorder recovery. As we expand our services and enhance our treatment programs, we are seeking skilled and dedicated individuals to join our team.

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join us . our Trust-wide Adult Eating Disorders Service (AEDS) as part of the newly innovative Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT) and our Outpatient Eating disorders service.

This is a newly developed role working across both aspects of this service delivery.

The ETT is a multidisciplinary initiative offers a fresh approach to intensive treatment, reducing hospital admissions and providing an alternative to day care for initial stabilisation when needed.

As an Adult Eating Disorder Specialist, you will be part of a supportive and innovative environment, working with individuals affected by eating disorders. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by providing high-quality care to adults on their recovery journey. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessments, tailored treatment plans, and therapeutic support to our clients.

Be part of pioneering the future of eating disorder care!

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access AEDS and ETT services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies. To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
To provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate)
To provide occupational therapy student placements.
To contribute to service development and audits.

Why Join Us?

? Location: Work primarily at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford, with occasional duties at our Epsom site and other hub locations. Your role also includes meaningful home visits to provide personalized care.

? Career Growth: We offer a CPD and Academic programme.

? Collaborative Team: Join a supportive multidisciplinary team that's passionate about delivering high-quality, innovative services to meet the unique occupational needs of our service users.

Make a Difference Today!

If you're passionate about advancing your career as a specialist in eating disorders and want to contribute to a ground breaking service, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

11 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7104760-AED-CYPS

Job locations

Albert Suite, Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

GU2 7LX

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will work across the Outpatient teams and ETT providing an opportunity to develop your skills in Eating Disorders dynamically.

Please see Attached JD for the full job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will work across the Outpatient teams and ETT providing an opportunity to develop your skills in Eating Disorders dynamically.

Please see Attached JD for the full job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Occupational Therapy profession qualification

Desirable

Completion of a Fieldwork Educators Course
Drivers license suitable for the UK and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Experience

Essential

Relevant post qualification clinical experience with people who have complex needs
Experience of using multiple occupational frames of reference and approaches
Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
Experience in applying knowledge of the impact of health and disability on occupational performance, participation and identity
Evidence of an interest and skills in specialist area
Evidence of clinical reasoning skills

Desirable

Experience of contributing to service development/project work
Experience as a supervisor
Experience of group facilitation
Experience of supporting students on placement

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Occupational Therapy profession qualification

Desirable

Completion of a Fieldwork Educators Course
Drivers license suitable for the UK and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Experience

Essential

Relevant post qualification clinical experience with people who have complex needs
Experience of using multiple occupational frames of reference and approaches
Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
Experience in applying knowledge of the impact of health and disability on occupational performance, participation and identity
Evidence of an interest and skills in specialist area
Evidence of clinical reasoning skills

Desirable

Experience of contributing to service development/project work
Experience as a supervisor
Experience of group facilitation
Experience of supporting students on placement

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.