B4 Assistant Occupational Therapist
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Chertsey, KT169FG
Salary
£29,812 to £32,715
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
Our Community Mental Health Neighbourhood Team in Runnymede and Spelthorne is looking for Assistant Occupational Therapist. We are a secondary mental ...
Suitable for someone who is passionate & committed to providing excellent, high-quality care to the people who access our service and their carers/families & who shares the following values:
- A commitment to viewing behaviour in mental health as meaningful & understandable.
- Reframing problems or challenges as creative opportunities or possibilities to experiment with innovative ideas.
- A desire to enable people with mental health conditions to live healthy lives, which will include access to valued roles, fostering meaningful relationships and having opportunities to maintain skills & showcase strengths.
- Being prepared to act as a person-centred role model to inspire staff teams to offer compassionate & dignified care to people with mental health conditions.
- A strong commitment to a 'learning culture' where reflection, training & supervision are used to develop self-awareness, improve clinical outcomes & develop team functioning.
- A belief in learning from 'experts by experience': valuing the perspectives offered by the person with a mental health condition, family, & carers.
- Valuing tact, integrity & diplomacy when providing sensitive feedback or handling emotionally charged situations.
Please refer the job description for full details
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
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!
Experience and qualification
Essential
- Foundation Degree in Mental Health or related subject or psychology undergraduate qualification OR
- Level 3 qualification in a health-related area and experience of working in a health or care role (e.g. BTEC / NVQ Level 3 / Apprentice Level 3 in health related area such as health and social care, public services) OR
- Significant experience in a role delivering care in a mental health setting
- Driving license suitable for use in the United Kingdom and access to a car for work purposes.
Desirable
- Experience working/ delivering occupational therapy interventions alongside an occupational therapist
Experience
Desirable
- Experience working delivering occupational therapy interventions alongside an occupational therapist
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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