B6 Occupational Therapist- part time, 30hrs

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Godalming; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join the Waverley neighbourhood mental health team on a 30-hour part-time basis. You will deliver both individual and group interventions, following pathways such as Occupation Matters and Memory matters, and contribute to discharge planning.

We value a strong commitment to CPD, supervision and teamwork, with opportunities to supervise junior staff and support workers, while embedding

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as an occupational therapist.
• Completion of an eligible Occupational Therapy degree.
• Desirable completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, evidence-based OT assessment and interventions (group and individual).
• Communicate effectively with service users, carers and MDT; collaborate with outside agencies.
• Contribute to service development and audits; supervise junior staff and students.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Education

HCPC registration

Occupational Therapy degree

Fieldwork Educators' course

Tools

Model of Human Occupation

Job description

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

B6 Occupational Therapist- part time, 30hrs

The closing date is 23 November 2026

An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and join our dynamic Occupational Therapy team in Waverley neighbourhood mental health.

The post will include delivering both individual & group occupational therapy interventions offering a clear care pathway, these interventions include:

• Occupation Matters Programme - a 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 skillso
• New Horizons - our occupational therapy led discharge pathway to support a smooth transition from secondary services
• Individual occupational therapyo
• Comprehensive occupational therapy assessment
• Memory matters: group using cognitive rehabilitation principles for people with mild Dementia

We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our occupational therapy assessments and interventions. We are particularly focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice.The OT 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.

Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
• To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
• To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
• To provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate)
• To provide occupational therapy student placements.
• To contribute to service development and audits.
• To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.

About us

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 and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications + Registration

• HCPC registration
• Occupational Therapy professional qualification
• Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course

Experience

• Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
• Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• Experience as a supervisor

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£41,957 to £50,387 a yearIncl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.