Sensory Occupational Therapist

SWLStG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting an experienced Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist for the Adolescent Outreach Team in London. The role emphasizes care coordination, assessment and intervention for young people with complex needs, with support for families and carers.

The post involves supervising junior staff, contributing to service development and working within a multidisciplinary network to ensure safe discharge and reduced length of

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy and UK registration.
• Post-registration training relevant to mental health practice.
• Exposure to leadership, supervision and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a specialist OT service with sensory focus for identified adolescents.
• Provide care coordination, assessment and treatment for AOT caseload.
• Offer specialist supervision to other OTs and supervise students.
• Collaborate with MDT and integrate care across services to support transition for 18+.
• Contribute to service development and audit activities.

Education

Occupational Therapy degree/qualification

UK professional registration

Post-registration mental health training

Model of Human Occupation training

Masters in clinical subject

Practice placement educator training

Leadership training

Job description

Site Springfield University Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 09/10/2026 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, to work as a member of our established Adolescent Outreach Team. The team are really fortunate that we have an experienced full multi disciplinary representation, and high levels of retention of staff. The MDT are skilled and highly committed to supporting the wider network, parents and carers to support young people to remain at home, and if required to come to hospital facilitate a safe discharge and reduce length of stay.

The post-holder will work within AOT as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist providing Care Coordination, Assessment, Intervention, and treatment of an agreed caseload of AOT clients, and offer consultation, and specialist supervisions to other Occupational Therapists in the service line, the network and referrers, and will have a primary practitioner role servicing the Occupational Therapy function in AOT.

The post-holder must be committed to effective team working and to the coherent delivery of the care this will include individual, family, group work and telephone support.

The team are always looking to develop the service to meet the needs of the young people and their parents/carers, this role would be at the forefront of this.

The team has strong working relationships with our local inpatient service (Aquarius), SLP inpatient units (TE2 and BAU), Tier 3 community CAMHS, CAMHS Emergency Care Team (CECS), CAMHS Crisis Line and CAMHS Bed Management.

Main duties of the job

This is a fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join AOT.

The post-holder will work within AOT as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist providing Care Coordination, Assessment, Intervention, and treatment of an agreed caseload of AOT clients, and offer consultation, and specialist supervisions to other Occupational Therapists in the service line, the network and referrers, and will have a primary practitioner role servicing the Occupational Therapy function in AOT.

Working for our organisation

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. T he Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a varietybenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To develop and provide a specialist occupational therapy service focusing on sensory assessment/ intervention/ education and awareness for identified young people under the care of ARC in the Adolescent Outreach Team

To manage clients with complex needs, using evidence based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions with a sensory focus.

To provide OT flexibly across a variety of treatment programmes including groups and individual work in a variety of settings including the ward and home.

To manage clients with a range of complex needs, using evidence based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions

To participate in and contribute to local service development and strategy.

Liaison with colleagues in Adult Mental Health Services and Early Intervention Services to ensure that effective transition arrangements exist for clients who are likely to require ongoing support after
the age of 18

To contribute to the Trustwide occupational therapy strategy (Model of Human Occupation and Specialist forums).

To supervise OT students on fieldwork placements.

To offer specialist supervision around Sensory assessment/intervention and education to more occupational therapy staff in the ARC service line, and inpatient services.

To undertake regular audit and R&D activities.

To provide training and support for families, staff and wider network professionals as required.

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration to practice in the UK
• Evidence of post registration training relevant to mental health practice
• Training in the theory and application of the model of human occupation within the first 4 months of appointment
• Masters degree in subject relevant to clinical post
• Practice placement educators course within one year of appointment
• Leadership training

Experience

• Experience of carrying a caseload of service users with complex and diverse needs in a mental health setting
• Post-graduate clinical experience highly related to clinical field
• Experience of working in an inter-professional team.
• Experience of working within a multi-agency environment.
• Experience of working in a range of mental health settings
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural context
• Experience of maintaining a written record of continual professional development
• Experience of individual and groupwork
• Active involvement in service change/development
• Experience of writing specialist occupational therapy reports
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of supervising junior staff
• Experience of being a practice placement educator
• Experience of using mental health services as a service user, or carer, relative, friend of a service user.
• Experience of publishing own work
• Post-registration research activity

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust’s authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.