Mental Health Occupational Therapist - IMHT East Staffs

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in the UK is looking for a qualified Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join their team in Burton upon Trent. The role emphasizes flexible care delivery tailored to patient needs, and offers support for career development and numerous health benefits. Ideal candidates should possess relevant qualifications and have extensive experience in mental health-related difficulties.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Extensive health and wellbeing support

Free flu vaccinations

Support linked with hardship fund

Qualifications

• Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• BAOT and HCPC registration necessary.
• Extensive post-registration experience in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist adult mental health services.
• Support a flexible pathway of care.
• Utilize graded therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Mental health experience

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy

BAOT Registered

Health And Care Professions Council Registered

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Occupational Therapist - IMHT East Staffs

The closing date is 03 December 2025

Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck – Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Integrated Mental Health Team based in Burton on Trent.

The Integrated Mental Health teams work as part of a "neighbourhood" offering place based provision of mental health services in partnership with other local organisations. Clinicians within the IMHT will offer interventions and treatments which are concordant with NICE guidelines, and allocation within the team will be based on the needs of the service user, matching clinician skills to service user needs.

Main duties of the job

• As a Registered Occupational Therapist you will be part of a team providing a specialist adult mental health service. The service will deliver a pathway of care in accordance with the latest evidence-base, which puts the service user's needs at the centre of the service.
• Each team member will be responsible for supporting a culture of "wrapping the service around the person" and will need to work flexibly in order to ensure that pathways work together as a whole service, to meet the person's needs.
• You will have a level of knowledge and expertise acquired through in-depth experience of mental health issues underpinned by extensive post registration experience to develop skills, knowledge and an excellent values base. There is an expectation that all work is underpinned by theoretical and technical knowledge, in addition to practical experience gained from a degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy and other relevant training. Clinical service delivery will incorporate a range of graded therapeutic interventions using occupational performance to address skill deficits enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Job responsibilities

Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy
• BAOT Registered
• Health And Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist

Experience

• Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
• Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
• Experience of leading/contributing to CPA/SAP process

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust