Specialist Occupational Therapist B5/6 Developmental

HwC Ventures; Godalming; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their Mental Health Recovery Service. The role focuses on delivering high-quality assessments and interventions based on occupational therapy principles, collaborating with a dynamic team to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes. Applicants are expected to hold a relevant professional qualification and provide mentorship to less experienced staff.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
• Experience working with individuals with mental health issues.
• Experience in occupational therapy assessment and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and mentoring to junior staff and students.
• Conduct high-quality occupational therapy assessments.
• Communicate complex issues compassionately with service users.

Education

Occupational Therapy professional qualification; HCPC

Completion of Fieldwork educators' course

Job description

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Job Summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and join our dynamic Occupational Therapy team in Waverley Community Mental Health Recovery Service.

We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our occupational therapy assessments and interventions. We are particularly focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice.

Job Summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and join our dynamic Occupational Therapy team in Waverley Community Mental Health Recovery Service.

We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our occupational therapy assessments and interventions. We are particularly focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice.

The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to offering extensive, co-ordinated CPD programmes including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training and an annual conference.

The candidate must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of this role.

Main duties of the job

Successful Applicants Will Be Able To Demonstrate The Following:

• To provide supervision (if relevant to post) and mentoring to junior occupational therapy staff, occupational therapy apprentices, activity coordinators and support workers.
• To provide clinical placements for occupational therapy students.
• To lead on project work relevant to the team/service, with support from the Lead Occupational Therapist.
• To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed.
• To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway.
• To keep up to date with current evidence-based practice, research and National guidelines within your clinical area.
• To communicate complex and challenging issues in an effective and compassionate way with people who access services, carers/family members/supporters, other clinicians and agencies/services.
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care. To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To engage in your own CPD to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to deliver high quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
  
  

About Us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,469 to £47,084 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-6625021-COMM-C

Job locations

Berkeley House

11-13 Ockford Road

Godalming

GU7 1QU

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Occupational Therapy professional qualification; HCPC
• B6 additionally Completion of Fieldwork educators' course
  
  

Desirable

• Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course
  
  

Experience

Essential

• B5 Experience working with people with mental health (can be pre- qualification)
• B5/6 Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
• B6 Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• B6 Experience as a supervisor
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• Experience of group facilitation
• Experience of supporting students on placement
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• B5 Experience working with people with mental health (can be pre- qualification)
• B5/6 Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
• B6 Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• B6 Experience as a supervisor
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• Experience of group facilitation
• Experience of supporting students on placement
  
  

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).

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.

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

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Berkeley House

11-13 Ockford Road

Godalming

GU7 1QU

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Berkeley House

11-13 Ockford Road

Godalming

GU7 1QU

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

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