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Senior Occupational Therapist

Priory Healthcare

Newtown Common, NewburyView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£38,983 to £46,882

Contract

Not specified

Hours

Full time

Closing date

Not specified

Job description

Priory Hospital Newbury, Berkshire is a level 2 rehabilitation service supporting adult males with mental health needs, working towards community reintegration. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes nearby including services to Reading and Basingstoke, and nearby train stations providing links into London.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, youll play a vital role in helping patients rebuild their independence, develop essential life skills and achieve meaningful progress. Combining clinical expertise with leadership, youll deliver personalised therapy while supporting your team to provide outstanding, person-centred care.

  • Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions tailored to individual patient needs.
  • Develop, implement and review person-centred treatment plans that promote independence, daily functioning and meaningful recovery goals.
  • Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, contributing to clinical assessments, care planning, risk management and decision-making.
  • Provide clinical leadership, guidance and supervision to junior occupational therapists, students and the wider therapy team.
  • Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure practice meets professional standards, Priory policies and best practice guidelines.

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here .

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here .

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Priory Hospital Newbury

Salary £38,983- £46,882 depending on experience

Full Time - 37.5 Hours

We are looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the team

  • Essential for the role
  • Candidates must be HCPC registered and hold a Diploma in Occupational Therapy, or a degree, honours degree, or Masters in Occupational Therapy, or have completed formal postgraduate study (award or non-award bearing).
  • You must also have prior experience working in mental health services as a qualified member of staff, experience supervising Occupational Therapists or Occupational Therapy Assistants and students, and training in relevant models.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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First seen

11 November 2026

Last checked

11 November 2026

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