Senior Occupational Therapist
Priory Healthcare
Hassocks, BN6 9LEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£46,882
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 November 2026
42 days leftJob description
Priory Hospital Burgess Hill Salary - Up to £46,882 per annum, depending on experience Full-time - 37.5 hours per week Priory Hospital Burgess Hill is...
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.
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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 Burgess Hill, Goddards Green, West Sussex is an acute and psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) service for adult males. The hospital is close to the A23, providing road access to Brighton, Gatwick and the M25. Due to the rural location of the service, access to a vehicle or the ability to drive is recommended.
Essential
- 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). They 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 of practice such as MoHO, VdTMoCA, and Sensory Integration.
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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