Occupational Therapist | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist in Doncaster. This role involves providing treatment in acute mental health settings, focusing on rehabilitation and recovery for patients with complex needs. Applicants should have knowledge of occupation therapy best practices and experience under a Band 6 therapist. The position offers opportunities for professional development and working within supportive teams to enhance patient care.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive multidisciplinary teams

Inclusive corporate culture

Qualifications

• Experience under the supervision of a Band 6 Occupational Therapist is required.
• Ability to communicate with patients, carers, and staff of all professional groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard clinical work to patients with various diagnoses.
• Assist individuals with daily living activities.
• Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams for coordinated patient care.
• Assess and arrange provision of assistive equipment.
• Advocate for patients and support families.
• Liaise with other professionals regarding clinical issues.

Skills

Broad knowledge of current theory and best practice in occupational therapy

Effective communication skills

Holistic, person-centred approach to care

Job description

Exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Mental Health Team for a permanent Band 5 role for an Occupational Therapist who wishes to work in acute mental health wards. An opportunity to develop knowledge and skills, provide evidence based occupational therapy assessment and intervention for people with complex mental health needs.

Based in Doncaster; including the P.I.C.U, you will be working in mental health clinical settings that will offer a variety of experiences. You will be joining several supportive multidisciplinary teams with a focus on delivering rehabilitation and recovery for people.

Responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of clinical work to patients with a variety of diagnoses. This will include assessment work, group work, individual treatment planning, evaluation and discharge planning.
• To assist individuals, where appropriate, to perform activities of daily living.
• To work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients receive a co-ordinated treatment package that is delivered in an efficient and timely manner.
• To assess for and arrange provision of assistive equipment appropriate to patient need ensuring and train carers in the safe use of this equipment.
• To use effective professional interpersonal skills when discussing assessment and intervention with patients and carers with different levels of comprehension.
• To refer individuals on to other professionals and agencies as appropriate to their needs.
• To act as an advocate for patients and provide support and advice to their family and carers as appropriate.
• To liaise closely with other professionals involved in patient care across Doncaster and surrounding areas regarding clinical issues.
• To work flexibly across the services, providing cover where necessary as part of a 5-day rota alongside the senior Occupational Therapist.

Qualifications

• One needs to have broad knowledge of current theory and best practice in occupational therapy, principles of a holistic, person-centred approach to care confident and effective communicator with patients, carers and staff of all professional groups as well as with external partner agencies.
• Experience under the supervision of a Band 6 Occupational Therapist is required.

Contact

For further information contact:
Noma Makhanda, Professional Lead Occupational Therapist, [e-mail]

Benefits and Culture

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation.
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Application Deadline

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
This advert closes on Friday 2 Jan 2026.