Senior Occupational Therapist

1 day ago


Rochford, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Crisis Response Home Treatment Team at Rochford Acute Mental Health Unit. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for delivering person-centered care, preventing inpatient admissions, and supporting clients to remain in the community where there are the best outcomes for recovery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to assessments of service users to establish whether they can benefit from occupational therapy intervention.
  • Undertake specialist ADL assessments and make subsequent recommendations for further occupational therapy intervention.
  • Liaise directly with social care and community occupational therapists to ensure any recommendations made following ADL assessments are communicated.
  • Make decisions on the level of intervention required and undertake treatment planning.
  • Communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies.
  • Work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
  • Liaise with in-patient and community-based services to ensure a smooth transfer of care.
  • Provide OT specific interventions to meet the needs of clients using individual or group formats.
  • Make clinically informed decisions to delegate aspects of the service users care to assistants, junior staff, students, the carer(s) and statutory or non-statutory bodies.
  • Evaluate and interpret the effectiveness of treatment plans and amend treatment or discharge clients accordingly.
Person Specification
  • HCPC Registration
  • OT BSc/MSc Degree
  • At least 2 years post qualification experience in relevant service
  • Experience of carrying out individual interventions and group work
About Us

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of mental health and community services. We are committed to delivering high-quality care and improving the lives of our patients and service users. We offer a range of benefits and development opportunities to our staff, including excellent training facilities, a buying and selling annual leave scheme, and the opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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