Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust in Cheltenham invites applications for a Mental Health Occupational Therapist. The post supports a Recovery Team with a 37.5 hour week, and applicants may work 30 hours or more per week.

The role offers diverse mental health experience across urban and rural North Gloucestershire with MDT collaboration. The obligation includes completing assessments, care planning and ensuring high quality patient care, with supervision and development of OT

Qualifications

• The post requires current registration and continued professional development.
• Post-registration learning is expected as part of professional practice.
• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of people with complex mental health needs and provide care planning.
• Complete occupational and functional assessments and promote independence.
• Support daily living, routines, community participation and social goals.
• Contribute to risk assessments, safeguarding and discharge planning.
• Attend MDT meetings and collaborate with service users, carers and partner agencies.
• Maintain clinical records and outcomes in line with Trust requirements.
• Undertake supervision, CPD and support OT students.

Skills

Mental health experience

CPD

Education

ECDL

Job description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 30 October 2026

Are you an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to join a high performing mental health Trust?

We are very excited to be able to offer a suitably qualified Occupational Therapy post within our established multi-disciplinary Recovery Team in the beautiful regency town of Cheltenham.

We welcome applicants who would be able to work 30 hours or more per week.

The successful applicant will gain valuable Mental Health experience within well respected and successful services and work in both urban and rural parts of North Gloucestershire. We are looking for a motivated individual with experience of working in a mental health services.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload of people with complex mental health needs, providing assessment, intervention, review and care planning.
• Complete occupational and functional assessments and provide interventions to promote independence, recovery and meaningful activity.
• Support people with daily living, routines, community participation, vocational and social goals.
• Contribute to risk assessments, safeguarding, care planning and discharge planning.
• Attend and contribute to MDT meetings, clinical reviews and professional discussions.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and outcome measures in line with Trust requirements.
• Undertake supervision, CPD and reflective practice and support the supervision and development of OT students.
• Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement within the Recovery Team.

The teams provide a planned needs lead 9am-5pm five days a week service. The hours are 37.5 hours per week.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse Occupational therapist
• Evidence of continued professional developmentEssentialApplication form and interview
• Evidence of formal post registration learning
• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in mental health
• Experience in community working
• Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act & legal aspects of Mental Health care
• Demonstrable skills in safety assessment and management
• Knowledge of evidence based intervention with service users in an all phases of mental illness
• An understanding Occupational Therapy assessments in Mental Health
• Knowledge of adult & child care / protection issues
• Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress e.g. accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence, welfare rights

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum, pro rata