Occupational Therapist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Greater London is seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist to join their mental health service. This permanent full-time role involves providing occupational interventions, conducting assessments, and collaborating with service users to promote recovery. Applicants should be registered OT professionals with clinical experience in mental health and a commitment to ongoing professional development. The role offers supportive training opportunities and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Continuing professional development opportunities

Support for student placements

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with clinical experience in mental health.
• Experience of collaborative work with service users and carers.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and treatment models in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupationally focused interventions and assessments.
• Oversee and supervise apprentices and students.
• Ensure access to recovery-focused therapeutic timetable.

Skills

Understanding of Mental Health disorders

Goal setting and treatment planning

Collaborative work with service users

Goal setting and treatment planning

Ability to support service user involvement

Education

Registered Occupational Therapist

Membership of OT professional body

Job description

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 21 January 2026

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding start to your occupational therapy career in mental health then this post could be for you. The Lambeth occupational therapy inpatient service is seeking an occupational therapist to join the team.

We are looking for enthusiasm, initiative, resilience and confidence!

In return we offer an environment where you can practise the full range of your newly acquired knowledge and practical skills with the support of a friendly and experienced occupational therapy team.

You will have protected CPD time and training opportunities, clinical supervision and the chance to take students when you feel ready.

If this sounds like a job you could take on we would be delighted to receive your application.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupationally focused interventions to service users on the ward. This will include evidence based individual and group interventions to promote recovery and support safe discharge back to the community. They will be required to hold and integrate both the OT specific and generic elements of their job whilst complying with the college of Occupational Therapists' Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The post holder will be part of the wider Lambeth inpatient occupational therapy team and will be expected to participate in the development of the service overall and work flexibly with occupational therapy colleagues according to the wider needs of the service.

About us

The site has seven wards with occupational therapists working in acute, rehab and intensive care wards, currently based at Landor Road. Later this year the wards will be moving over to a new building based at the Maudsley hospital which will enable greater collaboration between Lambeth occupational therapists and their counterparts in Southwark.

We place emphasis upon continuing professional development and all the Lambeth occupational therapists receive one day per month to participate in related activities. In addition we encourage student placements so you will be supported to take a student as soon as you feel ready. Preceptorship is also offered for newly qualified occupational therapists.

Job responsibilities

• Undertake occupational therapy assessments for client and take a lead in promoting service user employment on the ward(s)
• Undertake home visits and visits to community resources where indicated.
• Oversee and supervise the work of apprentices, students and peer workers allocated to the ward(s)
• Ensure that interventions have outcome measures
• Ensure service users have access to a recovery focused, regularly reviewed therapeutic timetable in partnership with Arts psychotherapies, psychologists, peer workers, Alliance partners, service users and carers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist
• Membership of OT professional body and / or special interest group

Experience

• Clinical experience including individual and group work preferably in mental health
• Working collaboratively with service users and carers
• Experience of working in an inner-city, multi-cultural environment
• Post registration experience as an OT at Band 5 level or equivalent.
• Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours

Knowledge and Skills

• An understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
• Some knowledge of legislation relevant to Mental Health and Specialist practice where appropriate
• Some experience of goal setting and treatment planning in partnership with service users.
• Understanding of the importance of supporting service user involvement with evaluation of programmes and services.
• Understanding of OT professional code of conduct and OT core skills and their application in practice

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.

Address

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-7681741

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