B6 Community Occupational Therapist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join their team at the Community Mental Health Recovery Service. The successful candidate will provide high-quality occupational therapy interventions and contribute to team functions, mentoring junior staff. With a focus on innovative practices, this role offers the chance to work with both individuals and groups in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must provide high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• Experience in supervising junior staff and providing placements.
• Ability to communicate effectively with service users and professionals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual and group occupational therapy interventions.
• Ensure effective communication with service users and team members.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to service development.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Effective communication

Mentoring and supervision

Occupational therapy assessments

Education

Relevant occupational therapy degree

Job description

Overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Therapy team at Surrey Heath Community Mental Health Recovery Service. The postholder may be required to work within all surrounding community services as needs arise. We offer innovative ways of delivering occupational therapy in Community Mental Health Recovery Services. The post will include delivering both individual and group occupational therapy interventions, offering a clear care pathway.

What you will deliver

• Occupation Matters Programme – an award‑winning 20‑week group which utilises Lifestyle Redesign principles.
• Recovery through Occupation – a 6‑week group which uses the Re‑Motivation process to improve an individual’s motivation and social skills.
• New Horizons – our occupational therapy led discharge pathway to support a smooth transition from secondary services.
• Individual occupational therapy.
• Comprehensive occupational therapy assessments.

We use the Model of Human Occupation to guide all our occupational therapy assessments and interventions, and we are focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice. The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to offering extensive, co‑ordinated CPD programmes, including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, trust‑wide and core competence training, and an annual conference.

Responsibilities and requirements

• Provide high‑quality, evidence‑based occupational therapy assessments and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access the service and their carers/supporters/family, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
• Communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi‑disciplinary team, and, when appropriate, outside agencies.
• Contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
• Provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate).
• Provide occupational therapy student placements.
• Contribute to service development and audits.
• Take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.
• Ensure the post constitutes a 50% delivery of occupational therapy interventions and 50% care coordination/lead professional work for people with occupational needs.

About the employer

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill‑health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD/ADHD assessment services in Hampshire. We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving mental wellbeing. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support to people who use services and carers. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.