B6 Occupational Therapist

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site 18 Mole Business Park Town Leatherhead Salary £40,617 - £48,778 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. Salary period Yearly Closing 09/12/2025 23:59 B6 Occupational Therapist NHS AfC: Band 6 Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey. Job overview An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and join our dynamic Occupational Therapy team in Leatherhead. We offer innovative ways of delivering occupational therapy in Community Mental Health Recovery Services. The post will include delivering both individual and group occupational therapy interventions offering a clear care pathway, these interventions include: Occupation Matters Programme - a 20 week group which utilises Lifestyle Redesign principles. Recovery through Occupation - a 6 week group which uses the Re-Motivation process to improve an individual's motivation and social skills. New Horizons - our occupational therapy led discharge pathway to support a smooth transition from secondary services Individual occupational therapy Comprehensive occupational therapy assessments We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our occupational therapy assessments and interventions. We are particularly focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice. The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to offering extensive, co‑ordinated CPD programmes including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training and an annual conference. Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work. 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. The post constitutes a 50% delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions and a 50% of care coordination/lead professional for people with occupational needs. Working for our organisation 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. Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. We look forward to receiving your application Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job. Person specification Qualifications + Registration HCPC registration Occupational Therapy professional qualification Experience Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions Mental health experience We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description. As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns. Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above. Sponsorship Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr