Occupational Therapist Band 6 | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health foundation trust in Doncaster seeks a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within mental health wards. The role involves supporting service users' recovery goals, conducting assessments, and collaborating with a team of professionals. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Occupational Therapy and experience in mental health. Position offers competitive benefits and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience working as an Occupational Therapist in mental health settings.
• Ability to carry a clinical caseload and plan own work effectively.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in achieving recovery goals.
• Conduct assessments and plan interventions.
• Provide supervision for OT assistants.

Skills

Experience in mental health

Assessment and intervention

Patient-centered goal planning

Delegation skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Overview

The Doncaster Adult mental health wards, Brodsworth, Cusworth including the Psychiatric Intensive Care unit Skelbrooke are looking to recruit a Band 6 Occupational Therapist who has experience of working within the specialism of mental health.

The wards provide inpatient care to 18–65-year-olds on a sectorised basis, in conjunction with the Crisis Resolution Service.

Responsibilities

• To work within an occupational therapy mental health pathway aimed at supporting service users to achieve their recovery goals/ functional stability.
• To carry out assessments and interventions, utilising the OT process, from initial assessment to discharge planning and evaluation.
• To use MOHO as a core framework for practice (including MOHO based standardised assessments and formulations for pre-post therapy outcome measures and patient-centred goal planning).
• Carry a clinical caseload of service users requiring specialist OT, planning and prioritising own work, with opportunity to have regular patient input from the OT assistants.
• Delegate clinical duties to other OTs and/or OT assistants ensuring they have appropriate knowledge, understanding and competence.
• Provide support and supervision for OTAs and initiate and review OTA delivered patient goal plans.
• Gather, analyse and evaluate information to identify occupational performance and participation issues in partnership with the service user, carer and colleagues.

About the employer

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 colleagues who are valued and respected. The Trust has a wide portfolio including mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. Information about the organisation and its strategy can be found at the links below.

• Strategy: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
• Working for RDaSH: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
• Allyship video: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
• Main terms and conditions: https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025.