Senior MH Occupational Therapist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Bulwell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their City Local Mental Health Team. The role involves providing specialist assessments, developing therapeutic interventions, and supervising staff within a dynamic multidisciplinary setting. Candidates should have experience in occupational therapy focused on mental health, strong clinical reasoning skills, and effective communication abilities. A full UK driving licence is required for this position.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

Health and Wellbeing team support

Counselling services

Qualifications

• Experience in providing occupational therapy to adults with mental ill health.
• Ability to assess patient needs and develop effective occupational therapy plans.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and therapeutic intervention programmes.
• Supervise junior staff and provide guidance.
• Manage a defined caseload effectively.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Critical thinking

Communication

Patient care

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist within a City Local Mental Health Team providing and enabling support to people requiring secondary mental health services who are centrally based. The successful candidate will be working as part of a small OT team within the wider community Multidisciplinary team based on the Highbury Hospital grounds.

To provide specialist assessment, formulation, requiring sound clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis, and subsequent therapeutic intervention programmes. Provide supervision to the B5 and OT assistants within the team. Provide preventative information and guidance working to empower carers/family members.

The post holder will work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team providing a high quality, effective, accessible, person and family-centred services.

TeamNottsHC

Comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

This role requires the post holder to be able to assess patient needs, identify effective occupational therapy plans and implement these well. The occupational therapist will manage a defined caseload, which will include clinical responsibilities, travel, and administration. In order to do this, they will need an understanding of the complex needs and treatment approaches relevant adults with mental ill health. The post holder will need to communicate effectively with a wide range of multi‑disciplinary colleagues and agencies. This role requires working with individuals with complex needs, therefore the post holder is required to prioritise their caseload and provide effective guidance to junior members of staff. The post holder will actively work to continually develop the service in a patient‑centred and evidence‑based context.

Delivery is a 5 day, Monday to Friday service 09:00–17:00.

Service provision may be in the patient’s own home or local environment; it could be in a clinic setting or whatever is deemed the most appropriate for that individual.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to .

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced); this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.