OT Assistant: Recovery-Focused Therapy & Community Impact

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Responsibilities

• Managing a clinical OT caseload
• Carrying out comprehensive assessments
• Delivering evidence‑based interventions using the Model of Human Occupation
• Providing individual and group interventions to help service users achieve personal recovery goals
• Delivering face‑to‑face groups using the Recovery Through Activity framework
• Collaborating with community resources to enhance quality OT provision
• Receiving high‑quality supervision and participating in CPD opportunities

Conditions

Car driver essential – you must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car for business purposes. (Business insurance is required unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Benefits

• 5% on top of basic salary + high‑cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts

HPFT is committed to being an equal‑opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, including users of mental health services. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights.