Senior Occupational Therapist

• Deliver high-quality occupational therapy assessment, intervention, and evaluation for older adults with dementia, cognitive impairment, and mental health needs.
• Manage a varied caseload across community, clinic, home, and care home settings.
• Promote independence, recovery, wellbeing, and occupational engagement through evidence-based interventions.
• Screen, develop, facilitate, and evaluate therapeutic groups, including Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and wellbeing-focused interventions.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of an innovative ACT-based Wellbeing Group for older adults.
• Work as part of the Care Home Liaison Team, providing specialist assessment, consultation, advice, training, and non-pharmacological interventions within care homes.
• Support care home staff to implement person-centred approaches that enhance wellbeing and quality of life.
• Work collaboratively within the Multi-Disciplinary Team, contributing to formulation, care planning, reviews, and risk management.
• Support and supervise students, support workers, and junior staff as appropriate.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and the continued growth of Occupational Therapy within SDFS

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us (subject to terms and conditions)
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed

Essential

• HCPC Registered
• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

• Evidence of post qualification study/ CPD relevant to role

Essential

• Experience working with older adults with mental health and or cognitive impairment/ dementia
• Experiencing of providing evidence based interventions 1:1 and within group settings.
• Experience supervising qualified and/ or unqualified staff in a clinical setting.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of assessment and provision of adaptive equipment to support user independence and safety
• Experience as Fieldwork educator
• Experience contributing to quality improvement initiatives.

Essential

• Flexibility to visit patients in home environment and cover groups over a number of different sites.