Occupational Therapist (FTC)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Staff networking and support groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join the Intensive Support Team in Oxford. You will work with children and adults with learning disabilities and complex behavioural needs, applying your OT expertise alongside Positive Behaviour Support and Applied Behaviour Analysis to understand behaviour and inform support plans.

The role involves community visits, assessments, data analysis, and interventions, with diary management within team core hours.

Qualifications

• Full valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.
• Role offered on fixed-term basis for 11 months to cover maternity leave.
• Secondment opportunity available.
• Adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Responsibilities

• Support children and adults with learning disabilities and complex behavioural needs across Oxfordshire.
• Conduct community visits, assessments, data analysis, and intervention work.
• Manage your diary within team core hours.

Skills

Data analysis

Occupational therapy

Behaviour support

Positive Behaviour Support

Job description

Are you an Occupational Therapist with a passion for problem-solving, data analysis, and making a real difference?

Join our Intensive Support Team in Oxford, where you'll support children and adults with learning disabilities and complex behavioural needs across Oxfordshire. Using your OT expertise alongside Positive Behaviour Support and behavioural approaches, you'll help uncover the reasons behind behaviour, influence support plans, and improve outcomes for the people we work with.

This varied role combines community visits, assessments, data analysis, and intervention work, giving you the opportunity to develop your skills in OT, PBS, and Applied Behaviour Analysis while managing your own diary within team core hours.

If you're enthusiastic about learning, collaboration, and delivering meaningful person-centred support, we'd love to hear from you.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Please note: This role is offered on a fixed-term basis for 11 months to cover maternity leave (from September 2026). The post is also available as a secondment opportunity.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

• To work with adults and children with a learning disability whose health need relates to the effect of their learning disability upon their occupational performance, enabling the client in the areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
• To manage own clinical caseload of clients with complex needs, to include mental illness, complex physical needs, challenging behaviour, learning disability and autism within the remit of the Intensive Support Team.
• To formulate, implement, evaluate and adapt individual client centred interventions.
• To ensure all assessments and interventions link effectively with client centred plans e.g. health action plan, person centred plan, multidisciplinary team plan, behaviour plan and care management.
• To collect, collate and analyse data/ information regarding the effectiveness of behaviour support plans and occupational therapy interventions, measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention, and provide written reports as appropriate.

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Intensive Support Team Job title: Intensive Support Team Inbox Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 901 419