Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6

NHS; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Hertfordshire is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to enhance the quality of life for individuals with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical judgment and communication skills, with relevant post-qualification experience. This community role offers a competitive salary of £31,049 to £46,580 per annum, pro-rata, emphasizing professional development and innovation.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting.
• Evidence of relevant post grad training.
• Membership of RCOT.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention.
• Work in an interdisciplinary way to assess service user's needs.
• Deliver training and education to other professionals.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Clinical judgment

Problem-solving skills

Education

BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6

The closing date is 13 October 2025

A rare opportunity has arisen in the Hertfordshire Specialist Learning Disability Service for an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapist. The successful applicant will have the chance to work as part of a dedicated, specialist and innovative Multi Disciplinary Team, where you will help to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability.

This exciting post will enable you to use your core OT skills by promoting participation and independence in Activities of Daily living, whilst having the opportunity to strengthen and develop these in specialist areas such as Sensory Integration, Positive Behaviour Support, Trauma Informed approaches and Equipment needs.

You will be joining a highly dedicated and creative Occupational Therapy service and will be encouraged and supported to undertake learning and development opportunities both in clinical and leadership fields

We are a nurturing, supportive and forward-thinking team, with great peer networks; we actively promote learning and professional development with opportunities in both clinical and leadership fields of work. Therefore, this would be an ideal post for those looking to work through their band 5 to 6 competencies, as well as band 6's looking to specialise.

Due to this being a community post access to a vehicle is essential.

We invite and welcome further discussions from anyone keen to apply.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for specified service user group with complex need
• To work in an interdisciplinary way to assess service user's needs, devise care plans and evaluate outcomes and to carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide clinical advice and support for service users that present with behaviour that challenges and require support with their mental health.
• Work directly with service users, carers, colleagues and other service providers.
• Deliver training and education to other professionals/carers/family.
• To continue to develop Occupational Therapy provision within the service and drive innovation with support from the Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist and Professional Lead Occupational Therapis

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on...

Job responsibilities

To provide a high quality Occupational Therapy Service and consultation to people within the Hertfordshire Specialist Learning Disability Services.

To manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings.

To provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a clients formulation, diagnosis and case management plan.

To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions using selected and graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

To ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care.

To maintain clinical records.

To develop skills and knowledge.

To provide an effective supervision framework for Occupational Therapy staff, and provide regular supervision to allocated OT staff as per Trust policy.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION TRAINING

• BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
• Evidence of relevant post grad training.
• Membership of RCOT
• AMPS/SI training/MOHO
• Broad base of clinical experience
• Completion of preceptorship for Band 5 OT's

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting
• Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
• Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings
• Previous experience of having worked in a similar setting at Band 5 level
• Experience in research or audit
• Previous experience of having worked at Band 6 level
• Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues
• Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics
• Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice.
• Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation
• Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries
• High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills
• Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

• Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health
• A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users
• Highly developed Observational skills
• Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes
• Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
• Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area
• Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice

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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £46,580 a year pro rata, per annum