Senior Occupational Therapist; Secure Services Forensic Mental Health

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wickford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wickford is seeking a clinician to join their OT team in Secure Mental Health Services. The successful candidate will provide specialist bio-psychosocial interventions, assess patients, develop treatment plans, and work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team. The position offers flexible working arrangements, comprehensive benefits including 27 days holiday, and opportunities for professional development. Interested candidates must apply by the closing date of 11 December 2025.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Excellent pension

Staff discounts

Relocation package

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment skills for complex cases.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload effectively.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients in Secure Service wards.
• Develop and communicate treatment plans.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams and agencies.

Job description

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a OT team at Brockfield House. You would be working as a clinician in Secure Mental Health Services providing a range of specialist bio-psychosocial interventions and supporting carers and families.

Clinical Duties

1. To assess patients admitted to the Secure Service wards.
2. To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases.
3. To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
4. To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with patients and their carers.
5. To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
6. To undertake manual handling assessments ensuring other professionals and carers are aware of manual handling needs.
7. To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower patients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
8. To liaise with Social Services and Housing Organisations concerning provision of equipment and home adaptations.
9. To manage a complex caseload.
10. To apply a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of patients in individual or group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention, e.g. home visits.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Indirect Clinical Duties

1. To attend clinical case discussions at meetings or ward rounds.
2. To participate in clinical audit, research and evidence based practice.
3. To establish and maintain a system of prioritisation based on clinical need.
4. To undertake day to day work planning for small teams.
5. To identify clinical service needs and initiate projects, which could be developed in order to meet challenges.
6. To promote the roles and skills of Occupational Therapy to other professionals, students, patients and carers.
7. To contribute constructively to the multi-disciplinary team working.
8. To ensure time is managed effectively.

Profession Specific Duties

1. To attend professional Occupational Therapy meetings as required.
2. To attend appropriate training events as appropriate.
3. To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio.
4. To undertake annual appraisal.
5. To contribute constructively to the supervision process.
6. To provide supervision to junior staff and students.
7. To occasionally represent the Occupational Therapy profession at service development forums.
8. To comply with policies and agreed procedures for annual leave, sickness and time owing.
9. To complete daily diary sheets for statistical purposes.
10. To supervise a minimum of one student per year.

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025.