B6 Specialist Occupational Therapist - Epsom CMHRS

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 May 2025

Job summary

Be an occupational therapist in mental health services!

Transform Lives with Epsom Community Mental Health Recovery Service

Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health? We offer innovative ways to deliver occupational therapy, providing clear care pathways through both individual and group interventions.

Our Programmes:

Occupation Matters Programme: A 20-week group utilizing Lifestyle Redesign principles.
Recovery through Occupation:A 6-week group using the Re-Motivation process to enhance motivation and social skills.
Individual Occupational Therapy:Tailored one-on-one sessions.
Comprehensive Assessments:Thorough evaluations to guide effective interventions.

Our Approach:

Model of Human Occupation:Guiding all our assessments and interventions.
Evidence based :Embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our work.

Professional Growth:

Extensive CPD Programmes:Benefit from coordinated professional development, robust supervision, care group meetings, Trust-wide training, and an annual conference.

Be Part of a Dedicated Team

Join us and be part of a team committed to excellence and innovation in occupational therapy. Together, we can make a real impact on the lives of those we serve.

Apply Today and Make a Difference!

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access 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.

To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.

This exciting opportunity is offered within our community mental health service and will be based primarily within Epsom. The postholder however, may be expected to work within all surrounding community services, as need arises.

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

14 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

325-7092092-COMM

Job locations

Epsom Community Mental Health Recovery Service

Horizon House, 28 Upper High Street

Epsom

KT17 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description document attached for more information on the requirements for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description document attached for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Occupational Therapy professional qualification (HCPC)

Desirable

Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course

Experience

Essential

Relevant post qualification clinical experience
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
UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

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 professional qualification (HCPC)

Desirable

Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course

Experience

Essential

Relevant post qualification clinical experience
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
UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

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.