Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 21 April 2026

Job summary

Are you interested in supporting individuals with complex mental health needs?

As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist in Secure Services, your role will involve assisting individuals in developing meaningful and independent lives, while focusing on safety and recovery. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide person-centred, occupation-based interventions that address risk management, rehabilitation, and positive outcomes.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills within a well-established service that promotes reflective practice, supervision, and professional growth. You will gain experience with diverse presentations, contribute to both group and individual programmes, and have the chance to bring your ideas and approach to the role. The team offers a professional environment with strong leadership and a focus on staff wellbeing and ongoing development. If you are motivated, empathetic, and interested in advancing your career as an Occupational Therapist, we would welcome your application.

We welcome applications from students who are due to qualify this year

Main duties of the job

Complete occupational therapy assessments to identify strengths, needs, risks and occupational goals, using standardised and non-standardised tools.
Plan, deliver and evaluate individual and group-based occupational therapy interventions aligned with care plans and recovery pathways.
Support service users to develop life skills, coping strategies and routines that promote independence, wellbeing and safe engagement in meaningful activity.
Contribute to risk assessment and risk management through an occupational perspective, ensuring interventions are safe and appropriate to the secure environment.
Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, contributing to reviews, CPA meetings, ward rounds and clinical discussions.
Maintain accurate, timely and compliant clinical records and reports.
Support service users participation in structured activity programmes, including vocational, creative, sensory and functional activities.
Adhere to relevant legislation, policies and professional standards, including security procedures and safeguarding requirements.
Engage in supervision, continuing professional development and service improvement activities.
Involve service users, carers and families where appropriate, ensuring care is person centred and recovery focused.

This role offers a varied caseload and the opportunity to apply core occupational therapy skills within a structured and highly specialised setting.

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.

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0273

Job locations

Langdon Hospital

Exeter Road

Dawlish

Devon

EX7 0NR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Application of the Occupational Therapy Process
Use of standardised / functional assessment and activity analysis

Desirable

Prior Mental Health or Learning Disability experience
Forensic placement or work experience

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registered
Bsc Hons Degree in Occupational Therapy or Diploma from COT

Knowledge

Essential

Clear understanding of core occupational therapy skills
Awareness of the implications of long-term institutional care
Understanding of team dynamics
Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice including CPA and risk assessment management
Awareness of legal restraints impacting on the rehabilitation of mentally disordered offenders

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Application of the Occupational Therapy Process
Use of standardised / functional assessment and activity analysis

Desirable

Prior Mental Health or Learning Disability experience
Forensic placement or work experience

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registered
Bsc Hons Degree in Occupational Therapy or Diploma from COT

Knowledge

Essential

Clear understanding of core occupational therapy skills
Awareness of the implications of long-term institutional care
Understanding of team dynamics
Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice including CPA and risk assessment management
Awareness of legal restraints impacting on the rehabilitation of mentally disordered offenders

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).