Therapy Enabler | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,199 - £34,876 per annum Incl. of outer HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Beckenham, BR3 3BX |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7676111/334-CLI-7676111 |
Summary
We are seeking to recruit an positive, caring and enthusiastic Therapy Enabler. The post holder will join a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing person centred treatment and care to older adults with acute needs associated with their Dementia.
The purpose of the Therapy Enabler role is to provide therapeutic intervention through activities of daily living. The post is key to supporting service users to regain and maintain their independence in day to day living and help in supporting the transition of care from the in-patient wards and specialist care units, back into the community setting.
The post holder will help to provide a range of interventions from basic functional activities of daily living to more complex therapeutic interventions such as physical activity, life story work and supporting communication. This will be carried out through 1:1 work and group activity.
The role aims to better incorporate therapeutic techniques into the day-to-day routine of the ward setting, to promote functional independence and provide valuable information to a holistic assessment of the service user’s strengths and needs.The role includes working both on and off the unit, both with and without direct supervision. The post holder will need to develop positive relationships, demonstrate genuine empathy with service users and carers in order to bring about hope, enable recovery and to support service users to improve their quality of life and promote social inclusion.
Chelsham House is our Acute Dementia Specialist Assessment ward. Our patients are older adults who have mental health difficulties and / or Dementia and require specialist in-patient care prior to moving back into the community or on to other specialised settings.
Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in a beautiful setting in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London.
Communications and Working Relationships:
· Clinical supervision will be provided by the Ward Occupational Therapist with regular profession specific support also provided by the Speech and Language Therapy and Physiotherapy Team
· Line Management will be provided by the Ward Manager.
· Daily contact with service users, their supporters and members of the MDT.
· The post holder will support the MDT in liaising with relevant community and voluntary groups.
· There will be regular peer support on a bi-monthly basis with the Therapies Team
Job summary:
· To carry out recovery programmes as delegated by the MDT.
· To consistently provide service user focused enablement approaches that promote optimum independence.
· To work with selected service users, as allocated by the MDT, to promote independence and support transition of care to the community setting.
· To promptly report any enablement concerns to an appropriate professional.
· To participate in the early, late and weekend rota where appropriate.
· To participate in data collection and service development.
· To support the Occupational Therapist in implementing therapeutic techniques that promote independence in personal care and other functional activities e.g. in kitchen. Support with home visits as required. Develop and implement 1:1 and group therapeutic activity.
· To support the speech and language therapist in identifying service users who have swallowing or communication difficulties and implement strategies to manage these difficulties with their support.
· To support the physiotherapist through supporting mobility practice, facilitating a simple exercise programme and reviewing the need for and supporting the use of mobility aid.
· To support the nursing team through joint working to demonstrate therapeutic techniques developed for the patient. Carrying out 1:1 enhanced observations, supporting service users at mealtime, preventing and managing behaviours that challenge especially during personal care.
· To support the psychology team through Implementation of case formulation techniques.
· To facilitate and support the MDT to provide group activity on the ward and help identify appropriate groups according to service users wishes and needs.
· Support with maintaining resources and equipment.
· Support service users and their supporters (family, friends and carers) to complete life story work and use the content of life story work to inform individualised activity.
· To support the collection of service user and carer feedback using PEDIC and Tendable
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026