Occupational Therapist

St Andrew'S Healthcare

Basildon

On-site

GBP 31,000 - 37,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Sickness policy (NHS level)

Blue Light Card discounts

27 days annual leave

Life cover

Electric car lease

Cycle to work

Healthcare cash plan

Free parking

Paid DBS application

Access to vocational qualifications

On-site cafes

Job summary

St Andrew’s Healthcare in Essex is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a dedicated OT team within secure mental health services. You will carry a clinical caseload, deliver OT assessments and interventions to individuals and groups, and work within a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery and independence for patients.

The role offers ongoing CPD opportunities, training for OT students, and the chance to contribute to service development in a long-standing charity with a commitment to

Qualifications

Experience working in a secure setting within mental health.
Knowledge of models/frameworks guiding practice (e.g., MOHO, sensory approaches).
Experience using occupational assessment tools to support planning.
Strong written and verbal communication; able to liaise with MDT.
Commitment to CPD and training of OT students.

Responsibilities

Provide OT assessment and treatment to groups and individuals.
Manage a clinical caseload within a multi-disciplinary team.
Promote the OT profession and continued professional development.
Support development and training of OT students.

Skills

Secure setting experience

Mental health experience

MOHO model

Occupational science

Sensory approaches

Assessment tools

Communication skills

MDT liaison

CPD and student training

Tools

Assessment tools

Job description

Job Title:

Occupational Therapist - Essex

Location:

Essex, East

Salary:

From £30,989 – £37,210 per annum (depending on experience), plus £1250 Essex Allowance

Contract basis:

Full Time

Contractual hours per week:

37.5

Qualified / Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist - Essex

Location: Basildon, Essex

Salary: From £30,989 – £37,210 per annum (depending on experience), plus £1250 Essex Allowance

Hours: Full time

Our Charity

St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrew’s has hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, with its base in Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

The Person and Role

As a registered Occupational Therapist, you would be joining a highly motivated, knowledgeable and innovative OT team. You will have the opportunity to be innovative and create new therapy ideas. Experience will be gained as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, taking responsibility for a clinical caseload, and offering OT specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals within your care. As an employee of St Andrews, you will adopt an inclusive and ‘can do’ attitude in approaching your work.

You will demonstrate good understanding of OT within secure services, including an application of risk assessment skills. In sharing your experience of applying the OT process, you should also emphasise how you promote our specialism as a profession.

Continued professional development is supported, with access to a range of in‑house CPD events, as well as an expectation to be involved in the development and training of OT students. Further opportunities include networking opportunities with colleagues of the same and different grades within the service and The Charity.

You should have:

Experience and knowledge of working within a secure setting.
Knowledge and experience of working within mental health services.
An interest, knowledge and understanding of a range of theoretical frameworks and approaches which guide practice and clinical reasoning. For example Model of Human Occupation, occupational science, occupational diagnosis and sensory approaches.
Knowledge and experience in using occupational assessment tools to support clinical reasoning, treatment planning and evaluation of interventions.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to develop good professional relationships with members of the MDT and patient group, and the ability to liaise with a variety of outside agencies (within and outside of the hospital).

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