Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,419.00 to £55,046.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46419.00 - £55046.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, N1 0YL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9455-25-0648 |
Summary
Reporting to the Team Manager or designated supervisor the clinician will undertake a range of necessary tasks identified within the individual care plan. This will involve delivering care and interventions appropriate to the post holders level of experience and competences without direct supervision To provide expert, autonomous and highly specialist OT clinical assessment, treatment and interventions using a range of occupational therapy and mental health specialist tool To provide a service that respects diversity and equality and supports the service user and their carers in line with recovery principles. To engage service users in developing self-management skills and promoting independence and autonomy where appropriate Utilising agreed frameworks and guidance such as NICE; evidence based best practice and or local policy and procedure, as well as a range of profession specific tools, the post holder will actively assess, plan and determine the care needs of service users. They will undertake and contribute to profession specific and/ or multi-disciplinary team reviews of care To contribute and develop care plans in collaboration with the service user. To be able to demonstrate and explain clinical reasoning in relation to professional input to a service users care plan when required To undertake the physical health care assessment and or on-going physical health monitoring / review of service users, recording any changes in the service users physical health, reporting these to appropriate members of the team and acting appropriately on the advice given To support service users in becoming aware of their own physical health and to engage service users in maximising their well-being, e.g. smoking cessation and exercise. This role will also involve the post holder providing appropriate information and support for other staff To undertake continuous risk assessment and to contribute to effective risk management. At all times to act in accordance with trust policies in relation to risk assessment. To contribute to the ongoing quality of service and care, identifying and promptly reporting any risk issues or other significant factors in relation to the service users health and social care. To recognise and respond appropriately to any challenging behaviour presented by service users or others This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.