Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Hub

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist for their Mental Health Hub in Aylesbury. This role involves supporting GP practices with mental health assessments and fostering a collaborative team environment. Candidates will manage community-based interventions, enhancing access to dedicated mental health support.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, rising to 33 days with service

NHS Discount across various retailers

Lease car and cycle to work schemes

Access to tailored learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation available

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with a focus on mental health.
• Post graduate education specific to client group is essential.
• Motivated to engage in community mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments and provide support to patients.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in community settings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve patient care.

Skills

Mental Health Assessments

Partnership Approaches

Evidence-Based Interventions

Innovative Mindset

Education

Professional Registration as Occupational Therapist

Post Graduate Education related to Mental Health

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job overview

Are you interested in working in a team that delivers services to support GP practices with Mental Health assessments?

We are recruiting an Occupational Therapistto join the Mental Health Hub andbe part of a developingPrimary Care Mental Health hub to support GP practices with Mental Health assessment and support for patients in their communities.

We are looking for motivated Occupational Therapists who are looking to work in a great team alongside other occupational therapists, nurses and social workers, all of whom are dedicated to improving services for young people. You may be a band 5 ready for the next step in their career, or an experienced band 6 OT who wants to gain exposure in a new area or working outside of the NHS. Either way, we have a career path ready for you.

You will be based within the Buckinghamshire Primary Care Mental Health team, working across the county with a base at either our Aylesbury or High Wycombe site.

Main duties of the job

• Experience in Mental Health Assessments: Clinicians should have experience in completing mental health assessments and delivering evidence-based interventions in community settings.
• Passion for Partnership Approaches: Candidates should be passionate about partnership approaches to care for adults living with serious mental illness.
• Motivated for Training: Individuals should be motivated to engage in training to deliver evidence-based interventions across various therapy modalities, signposting, and psychoeducation.
• Innovative Mindset: The roles require innovative individuals who can help achieve the vision for cross-sector integrated pathways.
• Improving Access to Mental Health Support: Clinicians should aim to remove existing barriers to deliver better access to dedicated mental health support in local, non-stigmatised community settings.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

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”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• 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 retailer
• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number in order to be considered for this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist.
• Post graduate education specifically relating to client group.

Experience

• Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness.
• Experience of facilitating groups
• Experience of working in primary and secondary mental health services.
• Experience of delivering psychosocial interventions

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of person-centred care and its application.
• Specialist knowledge of psychosocial interventions and their appropriate use.
• Understanding of the mental health needs of adults.
• Specialist knowledge relating to the needs of those diagnosed with, or with presenting traits of, personality disorder.
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing