Senior Occupational Therapist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2026 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5NG |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7847171/333-D-MK-MH-1310 |
Summary
Join our team at the Campbell Centre as a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist in the Adult Acute Inpatient Service, Milton Keynes. This post involves providing senior occupational therapy support across two 18-bedded wards (male and female), while also holding clinical responsibility for a caseload on one of the wards. The role combines hands-on clinical practice with opportunities to influence and develop occupational therapy within the service.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is passionate about mental health, recovery-focused, and committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. In this role, you will support and guide junior staff, act as a Practice Educator for students, and access a wide range of training and development opportunities. The position also provides the chance to develop leadership skills, contribute to service improvement, and gain experience in preparation for progression to Band 7.
If you want to grow your clinical expertise, help shape occupational therapy provision, and make a real difference in patients’ lives, we would love to hear from you.
Occupational Therapists play a key role within the Inpatient Team, providing specialist occupational therapy expertise through individual and group work, assessment, intervention, and evaluation in line with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
You will use MoHO and other evidence-based assessment tools to establish baseline functional assessments, guiding recommendations and ongoing care to support optimum functioning and recovery. The role involves managing complex cases, including patients with severe psychiatric conditions, co-existing physical health needs, and functional challenges, ensuring care plans are tailored to each individual’s occupational goals. You will also assess and provide adaptive equipment and aids to support independence and daily functioning.
The post requires integrated evidence-based practice and skilful application of interventions aligned with personal recovery principles, promoting quality of life and enabling service users to engage in meaningful occupations.
This post receives clinical supervision from the Inpatient Lead OT (Band 7), with additional guidance and support from the Head OT of the Mental Health Team in Milton Keynes, and access to a strong, supportive network of Occupational Therapists across the Trust. There are ongoing opportunities for training, reflective practice, case formulation using Trauma-Informed Approaches, skill sharing, and participation in service development projects.
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Manage a designated caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, undertaking comprehensive assessments using standardised and non-standardised tools, and applying OT theoretical models to plan and deliver tailored interventions.
Plan and provide recovery-focused one-to-one and group occupational therapy interventions, including therapeutic groups and engagement with community activities to support meaningful occupation.
Oversee and support caseload management within the OT team, ensuring effective allocation, monitoring, and prioritisation of service users’ needs.
Provide formal and informal supervision, guidance, and mentorship to Band 5 and junior OT colleagues, supporting professional development and effective patient care.
Conduct home visits and functional assessments to inform discharge planning, environmental adaptations, and provision of equipment or aids.
Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and wider services to coordinate care, share information, and ensure continuity of support.
Participate in quality improvement, audits, and service development projects to enhance occupational therapy practice and patient outcomes.
Support and supervise occupational therapy students on placement, providing teaching, feedback, and clinical guidance in line with professional standards.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026
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