Occupational Therapist (Lilacs) | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,521 - £41,956 Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Surbiton, KT6 7QU |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7281031/294-AAUC-7281031-FZ |
Summary
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 OT to join the innovative and rapidly growing Acute and Urgent Care Service Line. Located in South West London we offer very competitive packages to successful candidates such as:
- Excellent development pathways:
We will look after your development throughout your career with us and have a clear OT pathway. We offer formal training opportunities such as Band 5 development Days and informal support structures to ensure we promote staff well-being.
- Range of national specialist services and local services:
We have excellent clinical settings for you to get the skills and support you need.
- Excellent staff benefits:
Our benefit packages are one of the best in London such as: childcare vouchers, healthcare and fitness/gym services, season tick loans and subsidised reduced parking fares. We have staff support through CareFirst and well being hubs across the sites.
We are looking for a professional and dynamic individualto join our well-established and highly valued Occupational Therapy Team. We offer an informal rotation where candidates can gain experience in areas such as acute and urgent care, forensic, rehab, community, and other specialist services.
Our rotational opportunities are within:
· On our specialist rehabilitation in-patient unit
· Adult acute wards
· An innovative “fast track” preceptorship programme to prepare individuals for community OT roles within our Liaison, Home Treatment and Recovery Support Teams.
· Forensic Inpatient Services
Our current intake is in Acute and Urgent Care, and we aim to offer you the opportunity to rotate to the above areas.
Trust-wide Occupational Therapy Service:
The successful candidate will join our wider occupational therapy service which includes our community, learning disability, specialist, national and forensic service lines. We meet quarterly for occupational therapy training events which have recently included training around sensory profiling and MOHO.
We also hold monthly Band 5 development and support groups to aid ongoing CPD learning opportunities.
We work closely with our service-user involvement team who support service-users and carers to co-design and co-produce work within the Trust. We have also collaborated with our colleagues from St. George’s Hospital occupational therapy department where we engage in shared learnings.
About the location:
Lilac Ward is based at Tolworth Hospital, KT6 7QU
You will have the opportunity to work as part of established and experienced OT Team and Multidisciplinary Team. You will have individual clinical supervision and attend the Band 5 support group; a monthly developmental forum and participate in extensive internal training available within the Trust. We also follow a highly successful preceptorship scheme for new graduates and a preceptorship plus programme for Band 5’s with more experience who wish to progress into Band 6 roles. The dynamic OT team uses the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) to promote occupationally focused practice and takes a lead on a number of research and innovation projects.
You will hold a diploma or degree in occupational therapy, be registered to practice in the UK, have undergraduate experience of working in mental health settings, and have the ability to support junior staff and peers in their development. You will possess good organisational and personal management skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrate an ability to be flexible, adaptable and be a positive thinker. You must be able to demonstrate an awareness of risk management and understand and be committed to promoting MOHO as a framework for practice.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025