Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a creative, enthusiastic, and autonomous Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Haldon Eating Disorders Unit at Wonford House, Exeter.
This specialist adult service supports individuals with eating disorders through evidence-based, occupation-focused interventions aimed at enhancing engagement in meaningful activities to promote health, wellbeing, and community integration.
The Occupational Therapist will play a key role in specialist assessment and intervention, particularly around the occupation of food and social eating, and in supporting individuals to overcome barriers to participation through reasonable adjustments and adaptive strategies. The successful applicant will have experience working with adults with complex needs, and be confident in managing a specialist caseload, applying outcome measures, and contributing to multidisciplinary care. An interest or experience in sensory processing assessment and intervention is desirable.
The post also includes providing clinical supervision and support to junior staff, students, and apprentices, as well as contributing to leadership, service development, and research within the Occupational Therapy team and the wider Haldon Eating Disorders Service.
We welcome applicants with transferable skills and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
Main duties of the job
Deliver
specialist
OT assessments and interventions targeting meaningful
occupation, especially relating to food, eating, and social participation.
Promote
health,
well-being, and community reintegration through
occupation-focused approaches on an individual and/or group basis.
Contribute
to the multi-disciplinary
team by offering specialist advice, be involved clinical discussions and collaborative working within disciplines.
Provide
leadership
and supervision to junior staff, students, and apprentices.
Participate
in service
development, research, and refinement of the clinical model.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be
found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to
your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role
requirements or person specification.
The post holder will be a curious,
compassionate, experienced, and committed Occupational Therapist who
demonstrates courageous and critical thinking within their professional scope.
They will be responsible for delivering specialist, safe, and evidence-based
occupational therapy assessments, formulation, interventions, and evaluations,
with a strong focus on meaningful occupationparticularly relating to food,
eating, and social participation for adults with eating disorders. Through
occupation-focused approaches delivered individually and in groups, they will
promote health, well-being, and community reintegration. Working
collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will provide
expert occupational therapy advice, contribute to clinical discussions, and
support holistic, person-centred care aligned with best practice guidelines.
They will support clients and their families to develop sustainable routines
and roles, enabling recovery and preventing relapse. Additionally, the post
holder will provide leadership and supervision to junior staff, students, and
apprentices, and actively contribute to service development, research, and
ongoing refinement of the clinical model to ensure innovative, effective, and
responsive care tailored to the needs of adults living with eating disorders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be
found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to
your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role
requirements or person specification.
The post holder will be a curious,
compassionate, experienced, and committed Occupational Therapist who
demonstrates courageous and critical thinking within their professional scope.
They will be responsible for delivering specialist, safe, and evidence-based
occupational therapy assessments, formulation, interventions, and evaluations,
with a strong focus on meaningful occupationparticularly relating to food,
eating, and social participation for adults with eating disorders. Through
occupation-focused approaches delivered individually and in groups, they will
promote health, well-being, and community reintegration. Working
collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will provide
expert occupational therapy advice, contribute to clinical discussions, and
support holistic, person-centred care aligned with best practice guidelines.
They will support clients and their families to develop sustainable routines
and roles, enabling recovery and preventing relapse. Additionally, the post
holder will provide leadership and supervision to junior staff, students, and
apprentices, and actively contribute to service development, research, and
ongoing refinement of the clinical model to ensure innovative, effective, and
responsive care tailored to the needs of adults living with eating disorders.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/ MSc/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with Health Professions Council (HCPC)
- Commitment to undertake continuing professional development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
- Sound theoretical understanding of OT practice and recovery principles within Mental Health settings.
- Ability to transfer core OT skills from different settings to an ED setting.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation and relevant NICE guidelines/ national policies.
- Understanding of role of OT in the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of team dynamics.
- Sound Risk Assessment skills.
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Experience of planning, implementing and evaluating groups.
Desirable
- Understanding of Eating Disorders and Therapeutic boundaries.
- Experience of working with individuals with Eating Disorders.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/ MSc/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with Health Professions Council (HCPC)
- Commitment to undertake continuing professional development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
- Sound theoretical understanding of OT practice and recovery principles within Mental Health settings.
- Ability to transfer core OT skills from different settings to an ED setting.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation and relevant NICE guidelines/ national policies.
- Understanding of role of OT in the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of team dynamics.
- Sound Risk Assessment skills.
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Experience of planning, implementing and evaluating groups.
Desirable
- Understanding of Eating Disorders and Therapeutic boundaries.
- Experience of working with individuals with Eating Disorders.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
