Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970.00 - £36483.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB21 5EF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9310-25-0592 |
Summary
****Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.**** Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities The post holder will complete Occupational Therapy assessments underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation as well as other specialised assessment tools. The post holder will provide Occupational Therapy interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation and the principles of recovery and enablement. The post holder will work under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner. To collaborate as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention, reports and recommendations. The post holder will apply a level of understanding of the effects of chronic mental health difficulties on occupational performance and provide supportive information on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service users social and physical environment. The post holder will work collaboratively with service users to promote access to vocational opportunities. The post holder will ensure that intervention plans will involve the service user and where appropriate the carer; collaboratively identifying, pursuing and reviewing goals in the context of care planning. The post holder will promote equality of outcome for service users that reflect their mental health needs and those of ethnicity, gender, culture, physical health and age. The post holder will monitor and evaluate interventions to measure progress using outcome measures. The post holder will provide leadership to STR workers within area of specialism and designated work area and undertake the supervision of Occupational Therapy students on practice placements after completion of preceptorship. *DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website