Senior Occupational Therapist

Nhs Professionals Limited; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Professionals Limited is recruiting a Senior Occupational Therapist for roles across the Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber area. You will assess service users with complex mental health needs, design and deliver person-centred OT interventions, and support recovery and independence in the community.

You will supervise junior staff, collaborate with partnership agencies, and contribute to service development and audit. UK registration and HCPC are required.

Qualifications

• Registered OT with HCPC; senior post-registration experience in adult mental health.
• Strong communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• Experience supervising staff and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Use MOHO framework and standardised assessments to structure practice and measure outcomes.
• Manage and prioritise caseload; maintain accurate clinical documentation and reports.
• Delegate tasks to junior OTs and OTAs within scope of practice.
• Provide education and guidance to service users and carers, individually or in groups.
• Communicate complex information with compassion; work with service users, carers and agencies.
• Contribute to MDT case reviews and maintain consistency across services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Autonomous work

Education

Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust to join the Community Rehabilitation Team in Elizabeth Quarter. You will be responsible for assessing service users with complex mental health needs, designing and implementing person-centred occupational therapy interventions to support their recovery, and evaluating their progress. You will manage and deliver individual and group-based interventions, including designing and facilitating both face-to-face and online groups, while supporting service users with their occupational and vocational needs. You will also work closely with partnership agencies and community services to ensure effective coordination of care and promote meaningful engagement, independence and recovery within the community.

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for providing specialist clinical practice within a defined clinical area or pathway, applying enhanced clinical reasoning and professional expertise. You will be managing and supervising junior staff, support workers and Occupational Therapy Assistants, providing regular guidance and professional development to enhance their skills and practice. You will be supporting the establishment and maintenance of effective links with statutory and voluntary sector organisations to strengthen local service pathways and facilitate safe transitions. You will contribute to the evaluation and development of practice within the specialism, ensuring compliance with national and local policies, guidelines and professional frameworks. You will also be responsible for contributing to audit, clinical effectiveness and research activity, applying findings to improve professional practice. In addition, you will be supporting clinical specialist OTs, operational managers and professional leads with the improvement, development and modernisation of services.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression

access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance

flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access

over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• TO use the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) framework and relevant standardised assessments to structure clinical practice, support formulation and measure outcomes before and after therapy.
• TO manage and prioritise an allocated caseload effectively, maintaining accurate clinical documentation, treatment records, assessment forms and written transfer or discharge reports in accordance with Trust requirements.
• TO delegate appropriate clinical tasks to Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants, ensuring delegated activities are within their knowledge, competence and scope of practice.
• TO provide education and guidance to service users and carers, individually or in groups, ensuring appropriate information is provided regarding the management of identified needs and that relevant records are maintained.
• TO communicate complex, sensitive or distressing information with compassion and professionalism, including within challenging situations, working constructively with service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
• TO contribute to multidisciplinary case reviews and professional OT meetings, sharing relevant clinical information, supporting coordinated decision-making and maintaining consistency of practice across community, inpatient and specialist services.

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma with current HCPC registration. Senior post-registration experience in adult mental health services. Experience of occupational therapy assessments, interventions and recovery-focused practice. Experience of staff supervision, multidisciplinary working, audit and continuing professional development. Excellent communication, leadership, organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work autonomously.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.