Occupational Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

NHS pension up to 14.5%

£8K relocation package

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Harlow Integrated Community Care Team. The role focuses on delivering proactive, neighbourhood-based care to keep people independent at home and in communities.

You will conduct specialist OT assessments, coordinate rehabilitation and long-term care in collaboration with local Primary Care Networks, social care and voluntary partners to promote wellbeing and self-management.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for individuals with complex physical health needs
• Support delivery of proactive, neighbourhood-based care to enable independence at home and in the community
• Work with multidisciplinary teams, Primary Care Networks, community services and social care to deliver person-centred care plans
• Develop collaborative treatment programmes with patients, carers and colleagues, using client-centred principles
• Plan and prioritise workload, monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as required
• Facilitate safe transfers and assess equipment needs for patients
• Support discharge planning and contribute to reducing hospital admissions

Job description

Occupational Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Harlow Integrated Community Care Team (ICCT), you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of proactive, neighbourhood-based care that enables people to remain independent and well within their own homes and communities. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for individuals with complex physical health needs, focusing on preventing hospital admissions, facilitating timely discharge, and reducing health inequalities. You will work closely with local Primary Care Networks, community services, social care, voluntary sector partners, and neighbourhood teams to deliver coordinated, person-centred care plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and self-management. The role supports the wider neighbourhood agenda by fostering integrated working, early intervention, and population health approaches to ensure residents receive the right care, in the right

See job description for details in relation to main duties and personal specification for role requitements

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

Benefits

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us (subject to terms and conditions)
• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
• To deliver high quality, skilled clinical care to patients and provide rehabilitation and long term care/conditions management in a variety of community settings.
• To manage a caseload of patients with complex health & social care needs, using evidence based, client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement & evaluate interventions.
• To utilise specialist skills and knowledge to undertake comprehensive assessments of patients.
• To analyse information gained form assessment to formulate an accurate intervention.
• To collaboratively discuss and agree SMART goals and outcomes for treatment with patients. This at times may involve negotiation and motivation skills and the need to work sensitively with patients.
• To ensure patients understands and consent to treatment plans. If the patient does not have the capacity to give consent, to be able to work within the legal framework as appropriate.
• To develop collaborative treatment programmes with patients, carers and colleagues, demonstrating client centred practice and specialist problem solving techniques. The selection of techniques will be based on both theoretical, practical knowledge and evaluative past experiences.
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and review treatment programmes as required through the monitoring of medical and rehabilitation needs and adjusting if needed. This will involve determining the potential for rehabilitation and future care and support needs
• Plan and prioritise own workload and delegate tasks where appropriate to ensure effective use of time.
• Facilitate the safe transfer of patients using approved moving and handling techniques and equipment.
• To assess and clinically justify the provision of equipment to patients. To be responsible for ensuring equipment provided is safe to use and advise the multi-professional team/family where appropriate.
• Identify and undertake risk assessments of patients and environments during each intervention.
• To liaise with GP’s, other professionals and voluntary agencies to deliver patient centred care to a high standard.
• To be able to hand over patients to non-qualified staff, providing a clear treatment plan and review progress of this at appropriate and regular intervals.
• To be able to manage discharges of patients in a timely manner in agreement with patient, carers and families. To complete clear discharge summaries explaining interventions, outcomes of therapy and appropriate next steps

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026