Occupational therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, plus 5% HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 September 2025 |
| Location: | Epping, CM16 6TN |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7428639/364-A-9282 |
Summary
The community team of West Essex is part of the wider Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System, supporting out of hospital care for West Essex residents.
The post holder will be working as part of the integrated community teams with a focus on rehabilitation. This will involve helpingpatients to engage as independently as possible in activities which enhance their health & wellbeing. Interventions will be carried outwithin patients own homes, 24 hour care facilities and clinics.
The post holder will work as part of the integrated team to plan, deliver and evaluate all aspects of the patient treatment process. This at times will include onward referrals to appropriate community based health and social care agencies.
• To deliver high quality, skilled clinical care to patients and provide rehabilitation and long term care/conditions management in a variety of community settings.
• To manage a caseload of patients with complex health & social care needs, using evidence based, client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement & evaluate interventions.
• To utilise specialist skills and knowledge to undertake comprehensive assessments of patients.
• To analyse information gained form assessment to formulate an accurate intervention.
• To collaboratively discuss and agree SMART goals and outcomes for treatment with patients. This at times may involve negotiation and motivation skills and the need to work sensitively with patients.
• To ensure patients understands and consent to treatment plans. If the patient does not have the capacity to give consent, to be able to work within the legal framework as appropriate.
• To develop collaborative treatment programmes with patients, carers and colleagues, demonstrating client centred practice and specialist problem solving techniques. The selection of techniques will be based on both theoretical, practical knowledge and evaluative past experiences.
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and review treatment programmes as required through the monitoring of medical and rehabilitation needs and adjusting if needed. This will involve determining the potential for rehabilitation and future care and support needs
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Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details . Summary only provided here. for any queries or questions please do get in contact with myself.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025