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Senior OT - Enhanced Support Team - Adult LD Service

Job details
Posting date: 23 February 2026
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum plus HCA
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 25 March 2026
Location: Billericay, CM12 9NW
Company: Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 7821947/364-A-9786

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Summary

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.


This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Enhanced Support Team alongside OT SLT and nursing colleagues. The role requires the post holder to visit patients with a learning disability in their homes and day opportunities, working with the wider team (Psychiatry Psychology and Assessment and Treatment Unit) to deliver care to prevent mental health hospital admission and ensure patients can be supported in their home.

The post holder will be required to work alongside OT ,SLT and nursing colleagues in the Adult Learning Disability Team to provide an in-reach therapy programme to patients admitted to Byron Court (assessment and treatment unit) supporting the admission process, ongoing care plans during admissions as well as be an integral part of the discharge planning and ongoing community follow up.

The post holder will be required to work a shift pattern- 8am-4pm and 12-8pm. Working weekends and bank holidays on a rotation (9am 5pm).




• To be an active member of the Learning Disability Occupational Therapy Service and Community Learning Disability Team. To provide a person-centred Occupational Therapy Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities, based on the direction given in "Building the Right Support" and identified local need.
• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement.
• To provide leadership, supervision and day-to-day management for qualified staff and Technicians within the multi-disciplinary team.

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.



1. To comply with the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and national and local procedures.

2. To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

3. To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary.

4. To ensure all standards, policies and procedures are adhered to by the service.

5. To liaise closely with Senior Occupational Therapy staff on all matters relating the Occupational Therapy Service.

6. To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

7. To regularly be responsible for the supervision of student Occupational Therapists, Technical Instructors, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Basic Grade Occupational Therapists on rotation as delegated by senior staff.

8. To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practise as a Senior OT.

9. To demonstrate on-going personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.


This advert closes on Monday 9 Mar 2026

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