Senior Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Leadership

Priory; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity pay

Birthday Holiday — extra leave on your

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits (gym, IT devices, &t

IPD sponsorship

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Hospital Burgess Hill is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team. You will deliver specialist assessments and personalised interventions, aiming to rebuild patients’ independence and life skills in a supportive, clinical environment.

Join Priory's multidisciplinary team and contribute to high-quality, person-centred care while supervising junior staff and maintaining rigorous records. Evening and weekend requirements may apply in line with service needs.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered and must hold a Diploma in Occupational Therapy, or a degree/honours degree/Master's in Occupational Therapy, or completed postgraduate study (award or non-award).
• Must have prior experience in mental health services as a qualified staff member, and experience supervising OTs or OT assistants.
• Desirable training in MoHO, VdTMoCA, and Sensory Integration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions tailored to individual patient needs.
• Develop, implement and review person-centred treatment plans to promote independence and daily functioning.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support clinical assessments, care planning, risk management and decision-making.
• Provide clinical leadership, guidance and supervision to junior OTs, students and the wider therapy team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with professional standards and Priory policies.

Skills

HCPC registration

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Education

Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Priory Hospital Burgess Hill is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team. You will deliver specialist assessments and personalised interventions, aiming to rebuild patients’ independence and life skills in a supportive, clinical environment.

Join Priory's multidisciplinary team and contribute to high-quality, person-centred care while supervising junior staff and maintaining rigorous records. Evening and weekend requirements may apply in line with service needs.