Occupational Therapist
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Beckenham, BR3 3QL
Salary
£45,953 to £54,254
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
The Occupational Therapist is a key member of the community mental health psychosis pathway, supporting service users to develop or regain independenc...
We're offering an exciting opportunity to be part of our redesigned psychosis service, delivering evidence-based pathways and support for Bromley residents. This role is all about making a real difference--helping individuals regain independence and improve their quality of life through interventions that boost daily living, social engagement, and vocational skills.
You'll collaborate with a talented, experienced Occupational Therapy team, playing a key role in shaping, delivering, and evaluating OT across this new pathway. If you're passionate about recovery, inclusion, and empowering people to thrive, we'd love to hear from you!
As an experienced Occupational Therapist, you will
- Complete comprehensive occupational needs assessments for service users referred to OT.
- Co-produce personalised goals and deliver tailored interventions aligned with individual care plans.
- Lead and facilitate a variety of group-based interventions that promote recovery, empowerment, and readiness for discharge where appropriate.
- Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) colleagues to identify service users' functional needs and enhance clinical outcomes.
- To manage a clinical caseload
- To work as a member of the MDT
- To support the development of evidence-based OT practice
- To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to self-care, leisure and work.
- To contribute to service development
- To participate in research/audit activities
- To supervise the work of Support Workers and OT students on fieldwork placement
- Contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans
- To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT
- To work independently without direct supervision
- To follow an agreed job plan, with specified number of weekly clinical contacts
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Experience
Essential
- Sufficient Post registration experience as an OT including a minimum of 2 years mental health experience
Skills
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work reflecting OT and social inclusion
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions relevant to clinical area
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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