Senior Occupational Therapist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	28 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum (pro rata for part) + High Secure Allowance £7,000 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	27 February 2026
Location:	Retford, DN22 0PD
Company:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7768180/186-1493-25-FS-A

Summary

Are you looking for a new challenge and passionate about working with adults in a high secure forensic environment?

We have a position suited to someone interested in developing the next stage of their career with opportunity to work in Learning Disability, Personality Disorder, Mental Health and Women’s services.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic Occupational Therapist with proven clinical skills, and to provide clinical leadership to an established team of Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants, Apprentices and support staff at Rampton High Secure Hospital.

The post holder will support the Clinical Lead OT of the service, hold a patient caseload, conduct specific assessments, formulation and interventions as part of a wider OT programme including Vocational, Active Lifestyles and Day Unit activities and professionally supervise junior OT staff and students.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated OT with excellent communication skills to make a difference to the lives of our patients. An OT interested in Forensic Mental Health, Physical Health and sensory needs of this population is desirable.

In return we offer you a supporting network of colleagues, career development, access to high quality supervision and CPD opportunities including an excellent local induction to the service.

The post comes with the additional £7,000 high secure allowance, and a potential for Band 5 to 6 development, should this be appropriate for suitable candidates.

Develop and provide effective programmes of specialist Occupational Therapy for a specific patient group and contribute to the overall OT service development. The role involves deputising for senior staff as required.

The post is situated within the Forensic Care Group and located in the Care Unit high secure setting at Rampton Hospital. The post holder will develop and provide a variety of specialist individual and group occupational therapy interventions to a population of mentally disordered offenders.

Liaise effectively and be an active member of the relevant multidisciplinary teams, providing clinical reports as necessary and actively contribute to the Care Programme Approach process.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Develop and provide a patient needs led specialist occupational therapy programme using a range of assessments, treatment approaches and evaluation based on best available evidence, to a specific patient group.

Be actively involved in the clinical risk assessment and development of risk management plans for patients and adhere to these.

Communicate effectively within own service and with other colleagues.
Be actively involved in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities as required.

Provide effective clinical leadership with the Occupational Therapy service.

Co-work with Occupational Therapy staff and members of other professions.

Accurately record statistical information.

Keep accurate, appropriate, and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with the Forensic Information Governance Group and Trust Policy.

Lead in assigned specific clinical activities as determined by the line manager.

Lead on specific service developments as required

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026

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