Specialist Lead Community Occupational Therapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to lead a team and manage a clinical caseload within the community mental health setting. This role involves implementing OT interventions, professional supervision, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance service provision in recovery-focused care.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Supportive and friendly team environment

Professional supervision

Induction with shadowing opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health services required.
• Mental health-specific training desired.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload using evidence-based principles.
• Lead a small OT team and provide clinical supervision.
• Design and implement OT interventions in community settings.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Assessment skills

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered Occupational Therapist

Mental health courses specific to role

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with experience and passion for working in a Community Mental Health setting. The post leads a small OT team of 1.0wte band 6 and 1.0wte band 5 across North Kensington and Chelsea.

The Band 7 Community Specialist Occupational Therapist will contribute their specialist knowledge and expertise in OT assessment and intervention ensuring that all interventions amplify an individual's self-management skills.

The post will sit within NorthK&C community hub, using OT clinical expertise and trauma informed care to design the OT offer. The role will provide professional leadership and clinical and managementsupervision for the OTs in the hub. Line management responsibilities will be with one of the hub managers. The role will provide a service in line with the principles and ethos of recovery and social inclusion.

The post will work closely with the Band 7 OT for South Kensington and Chelsea developing the OT offer to the borough. As a band 7 the post will be part of the senior clinician team providing support and advice to the team.

For Occupational Therapy in CNWL please see the video:

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Potential interview date: 29th July 2025

Main duties of the job

To be involved with the development and implementation of Occupational Therapy, including facilitation of local occupational therapy-based groups and managing a caseload related to OT in the community hub.

To manage a defined clinical caseload of service users using evidence based and service user-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment. This will include OT specific cases alongside complex case management.

To work effectively in partnership with a range of agencies and community providers that support service users in their recovery

To work with the Head OT for K&Cand other Lead OTs in the Trust to support the development of and promote evidence-based OT within the community roles.

To be an active participant of the community hubs management team and support the management teams in the community hubs with OT issues as needed. Including providing duty senior cover.

To work with senior staff in the MDT to support the development of services in a designated team.

To provide training and education to occupational therapists and other professionals with regard to how occupation may assist the recovery of service users across community services.

To work with other Lead OTs in community services in CNWL to develop services including specific projects, audit and research

To act as an educator to students on practice placement.

To act as mentor for OT apprenticeships as required.

About us

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

The team will provide you will a friendly welcome and full induction which includes shadowing opportunities and visits to services.

There are excellent training and development opportunities available within CNWL in addition to local in house CPD opportunities.

CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes a Head of Therapies, an AHP associate director, Trust wide Professional Leads for all professional groups and borough and specialist professional leadership.

Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession this enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are a priority for us in CNWL we expect staff to be culturally competent, reflective and open to culturally diverse CPD opportunities.

Details Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-J-KC-0876

Job locations

North K&C Community Hub

Hathaway House, 7F Woodfield Road

London

W9 2BA

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full details and don't hesitate to get in touch to find out more about the role.

Further information about the service can be found on this link:

Kensington and Chelsea North Community Mental Health Hub :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full details and don't hesitate to get in touch to find out more about the role.

Further information about the service can be found on this link:

Kensington and Chelsea North Community Mental Health Hub :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Person Specification Education and qaulifications Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
• Mental health courses specific to role

Desirable

• Post graduate training specific to clinical specialty
• Management & Leadership training
• Sensory integration trained
• Membership of RCOT

Previous experience Essential

• Significant post qualification experience working in mental health services.
• Experience working in trauma informed services
• Experience in participating in audit / research projects.
• Experience in leading and/or developing a service/component of a service
• Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments including MOHO assessments
• Experience of effective partnership working, with external providers, in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for service users.
• Experience in partnership working with external agencies.
• Experience in managing a complex caseload
• Experience of taking students on placement and acting as clinical educator

Desirable

• Experience in a variety of mental health settings
• Experience in completing Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
• Experience in managing complex HR issues with staff e.g. the management of performance / long term sickness.
• Previous experience in a senior or leadership role within a mental health setting

Skills, knowledge and abilities Essential

• Ability to deal with sensitivities and complexities, using interpersonal skills
• Individual and group work, assessment and intervention skills.
• Effective leadership skills through the management of designated projects, audits and research
• Skills in producing timely, accurate and informative reports and notes
• Excellent communication skills i.e. written, verbal, listening and proficient use of up to date systems of communication i.e. IT systems, e-mail, fax, telephone etc.
• Knowledge of personal recovery principles and their application to service delivery

Desirable

• Delivery of formal presentations and teaching sessions.
• R&D experience at post graduate level.
• Chairing of senior meetings.

Attitudes, aptitudes and personal characteristics Essential

• Demonstrates an enthusiasm for the post.
• Committed to working as part of an MDT

Person Specification Education and qaulifications Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
• Mental health courses specific to role

Desirable

• Post graduate training specific to clinical specialty
• Management & Leadership training
• Sensory integration trained
• Membership of RCOT

Previous experience Essential

• Significant post qualification experience working in mental health services.
• Experience working in trauma informed services
• Experience in participating in audit / research projects.
• Experience in leading and/or developing a service/component of a service
• Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments including MOHO assessments
• Experience of effective partnership working, with external providers, in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for service users.
• Experience in partnership working with external agencies.
• Experience in managing a complex caseload
• Experience of taking students on placement and acting as clinical educator

Desirable

• Experience in a variety of mental health settings
• Experience in completing Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
• Experience in managing complex HR issues with staff e.g. the management of performance / long term sickness.
• Previous experience in a senior or leadership role within a mental health setting

Skills, knowledge and abilities Essential

• Ability to deal with sensitivities and complexities, using interpersonal skills
• Individual and group work, assessment and intervention skills.
• Effective leadership skills through the management of designated projects, audits and research
• Skills in producing timely, accurate and informative reports and notes
• Excellent communication skills i.e. written, verbal, listening and proficient use of up to date systems of communication i.e. IT systems, e-mail, fax, telephone etc.
• Knowledge of personal recovery principles and their application to service delivery

Desirable

• Delivery of formal presentations and teaching sessions.
• R&D experience at post graduate level.
• Chairing of senior meetings.

Attitudes, aptitudes and personal characteristics Essential

• Demonstrates an enthusiasm for the post.
• Committed to working as part of an MDT

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North K&C Community Hub

Hathaway House, 7F Woodfield Road

London

W9 2BA

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North K&C Community Hub

Hathaway House, 7F Woodfield Road

London

W9 2BA

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)