Occupational Therapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join their Recovery Orientated Medium Secure Rehab Ward. The role involves managing a clinical caseload, providing one-on-one and group interventions, and ensuring the well-being of service users. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health or forensic settings. This position requires effective communication, clinical assessment skills, and a compassionate approach to rehabilitation. Join a dynamic OT team dedicated to improving lives and communities.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working with service users in a rehab ward setting is essential.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team is crucial.
• Strong communication skills to interact with service users and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a service user caseload on the rehabilitation ward.
• Undertake one-to-one and group interventions with service users.
• Assess the impact of long-term conditions on occupational areas.

Skills

Experience in mental health or forensic setting

Clinical reasoning

Ability to manage a caseload

Job description

Occupational Therapist – Band 5

This is an opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to work in a Recovery Orientated Medium Secure Rehab Ward. You will hold a full clinical caseload on an inpatient unit, with a focus on supporting individuals to live a full and meaningful life. You will be part of a dynamic OT team providing OT provision on a unit wide level as well as ward based. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in mental health and / or a forensic setting.

Please contact Sean Harte on 020 8510 2468/7 or [e-mail] for further information.

Key Responsibilities

• To manage a service user caseload on the Medium secure rehabilitation ward under supervision.
• To undertake both one-to-one and group interventions with service users within the Forensic Service independently with support through reflection and supervision.
• To use clinical reasoning to assess the impact of long term conditions such as a service user’s mental health of learning disability diagnosis, on the occupational areas of self‑care, productivity and leisure and the performance components of inter / intra personal, cognitive and physical abilities.
• To undertake assessment of daily living skills to ascertain the level of functional ability, risk factors, level of support / accommodation needs in order to aid discharge planning / community care plans.
• To work with the service users to develop a service user centred intervention, in conjunction with those involved in the service user’s care ensuring regular evaluation of the care plan.
• To contribute to clinical meetings/ ward rounds/ CPA meetings and be responsible for the feedback of clinical information on service users progress.
• To carry out appropriate risk assessment and management with relevant professionals in relation to violence and aggression, abscession and self-harm in conjunction with the MDT.
• To empower and educate service users about their holistic health and well‑being to enhance quality of life and prevent relapse, considering the need for rehabilitation, social inclusion and health promotion.
• To contribute to the running and evaluation of a varied programme of cross-site activities including Recovery College courses and site wide events.
• To produce clinical reports on a regular basis and disseminate to other involved professionals, agencies and the service user.
• To apply equal opportunities and anti‑discriminatory interventions that respect the service users’ customs, values and spiritual beliefs at all times.

Our Mission & Values

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025.