Occupational Therapist

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early access to Psychological Therapie

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice discounts

Job summary

The Fens is a therapeutic, person-centred ward where Occupational Therapy is central to helping people rebuild daily living skills, confidence and independence. You will deliver a range of interventions, including ADL assessment, cooking, budgeting, shopping, public transport training, sensory work, gardening, walking groups, mindfulness and Recovery College links.

You will work alongside service users, carers, psychologists, nursing staff, social care, peer support workers and community teams

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience applying MOHO in OT practice.
• APPLE accreditation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of individual and group OT interventions.
• Support recovery and safe discharge planning with MDT.
• Aiding independence in daily living activities and community reintegration.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

OT assessment

Risk assessment

Independent work

Engaging carers

Education

Occupational Therapist Qualification

Registered with HCPC

MOHO knowledge

APPLE accreditation

Job description

Main area The Fens Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12193-OA

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Fens, Discovery House Town Lincoln Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 08:00

Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

The Fens is a therapeutic, person-centred ward with a strong focus on hope, dignity, collaboration, meaningful occupation and safe progression towards community living. The ward achieved AIMS accreditation in May 2025, with reaccreditation due in February 2028.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a compassionate multidisciplinary team where Occupational Therapy is central to helping people rebuild daily living skills, confidence and independence. You will deliver a range of individual and group interventions, including ADL assessment, cooking, budgeting, shopping, public transport training, sensory work, gardening, walking groups, mindfulness, Recovery College links, volunteering and community-based graded exposure.

We are looking for a reflective, compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who values co-production, trauma-informed care, least restrictive practice and positive risk taking. You will work alongside service users, carers, psychologists, nursing staff, social care, peer support workers and community teams to support recovery, relapse prevention and safe discharge planning.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to participate and maintain high quality care within the ward environment to work alongside service users to aid in their recovery and transition back to independence.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Psychologists, Doctors, Nurses, Social Worker and Physical Health Care Nurse. As part of your Occupational Therapy Team you will have and Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapist Qualification
• Registered with HCPC
• Additional knowledge and or training in MOHO model
• APPLE accreditation

Experience

• Knowledge and/or experience of working with adults with mental health needs or experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that are transferable
• Experience of working with people with acute mental health needs
• Experience of working in an inpatient setting
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills & Competences

• Some knowledge of national agenda for mental health.
• Good clinical reasoning skills.
• Skills in occupational therapy assessment and treatment
• Knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
• Ability to work independently and collectively.
• Highly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes
• Understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.