Band 6 Occupational Therapist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is recruiting a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Forensic Inpatient Service in North London. You will assess, plan and deliver evidence-based occupational therapy interventions to service users with complex mental health needs within a secure inpatient setting.

You will lead therapeutic groups and 1:1 sessions, contribute to service development, supervise junior staff and act as a practice educator for OT students, working closely with the

Qualifications

• Band 6 level Occupational Therapist with appropriate registration and expertise.
• Experience in forensic mental health is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and deliver evidence-based occupational therapy interventions for inpatients.
• Lead therapeutic groups and 1:1 sessions.
• Contribute to service development and MDT care planning.
• Supervise junior staff and act as a practice educator for OT students.

Job description

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Forensic Inpatient Service - North London

We are seeking a dynamic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary inpatient team, supporting individuals with complex mental health needs on their recovery journey. This is an exciting opportunity to use your clinical skills, creativity, and professional expertise to deliver meaningful, recovery-focused interventions that promote independence, wellbeing, and social inclusion.

Working within a supportive and experienced team, you will assess, plan, and deliver evidence-based occupational therapy interventions, lead therapeutic groups and 1:1 sessions, contribute to service development, and play a key role in helping patients achieve their personal goals and potential.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. In return, we offer excellent supervision, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference in a rewarding and specialist clinical setting.

Join us and help individuals rebuild their lives through occupation, recovery, and hope.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy team at the North London Forensic Service (NLFS). Working within a secure forensic mental health setting, you will provide assessment, intervention and evaluation for a designated caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.

You will deliver person-centred, recovery-focused interventions that promote functional independence, wellbeing and positive risk management through individual and group work, functional assessments, and multidisciplinary care planning. Working closely with the wider MDT, you will support service users with complex presentations, including psychosis, personality disorder, challenging behaviour and limited insight.

The role also includes supporting the development of junior staff through supervision and acting as a practice educator for occupational therapy students.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist skills within a supportive and experienced forensic mental health team.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.