Mental Health Occupational Therapist - IMHT East Staffs

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to join their Integrated Mental Health Team. This position involves providing specialist mental health services and delivering care aligned with evidence-based practices. Ideal candidates will have extensive post-registration experience and a strong commitment to individualized care. The role offers various benefits including career development support and generous leave policies.

Benefits

NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Flexible working options

Up to 27 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Lease car options

Free car parking

Free flu vaccinations

Citizen’s Advice support

Qualifications

• Evidence of extensive post registration experience 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist adult mental health service.
• Support a culture of wrapping the service around the person.
• Deliver a pathway of care using evidence-based approaches.

Skills

Extensive post registration experience

COT or degree in Occupational Therapy

BAOT Registered

Health And Care Professions Council Registered

Experience with adults facing mental health difficulties

Job description

Job Summary

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

• 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
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• 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 Details

Date posted: 05 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 301-JC-25-7352849

Job locations: Horninglow Clinic, Burton on Trent, DE13 0TF

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 Essential: Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy, BAOT Registered, Health And Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
• Experience Essential: 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Horninglow Clinic, Burton on Trent, DE13 0TF

Employer's website: https://www.mpft.nhs.uk