Lead Occupational Therapist and Wellbeing Centre Manager
North London NHS Foundation Trust
London, N7 8TT
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
The post will involve leading on the delivery and implementation of the OT provision across the prison. This post is based within the Mental Health te...
Daily management of the Wellbeing Centre environment and processes, including risk assessment, timetable and service provision
To be responsible for the Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and evaluation of an allocated clinical caseload, and in compliance with New Models of Care as Occupational Therapy Lead
To be responsible for planning and providing group and individual assessment and treatment sessions within the service, working with the team Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapist.
To carry out standardised assessments and provide detailed feedback to the multidisciplinary team about clients' abilities and also information about future plans and requirements for progress.
To communicate treatment plans and clinical reasoning for interventions to other members of the multidisciplinary team and to work in collaboration with other disciplines and staff in clinical work
To plan, run and evaluate treatment sessions on a group or individual basis, using graded activities to achieve treatment aims.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Experience
Essential
- Recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to explain complex functional/sensory needs and recommendations clearly to service users, carers and professionals.
Desirable
- Postgraduate training/courses relevant to autism, sensory integration/sensory processing, mental health, or neurodevelopment.
Experience
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess, prioritise and manage risk within a specialist assessment pathway.
- Ability to produce high-quality written assessment outputs and practical recommendations suitable for implementation by multi-disciplinary teams.
- Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and clinical skills for working with autistic people
Desirable
- Knowledge of Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADIR).
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of autism-informed practice and reasonable adjustments, including how sensory/environmental factors can impact distress, engagement and participation
- Experience of completing functional assessments.
- Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within professional settings.
Desirable
- Experience in developing online workshops and digital materials for families and carers
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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