Occupational Therapist (Rotation) | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37,259 - £45,356 per annum plus HCAs (Inner) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Cwmni: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7856616/334-CLI-7856616 |
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If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding start to your Occupational Therapy career in mental health then our popular Band 5 occupational therapy rotation could be just what you are looking for. Our current band 5s are just about to rotate , we now have some vacancies that we are recruiting to as people have left or got senior posts in the organisation. We have a variety of practice settings for you to build your skill set in mental health. The Trust covers most of Southeast London and the Band 5 roles range form inpatient to community to specialist services.
We offer a regular development and preceptorship programmes to support you in your role as a mental health occupational therapist. It provides a supportive and extensive networking system for all our band 5s. We have an excellent track record of staff starting off on the rotation and growing their careers in the Trust moving on to a variety of senior roles in the organisation.
We have great professional development programmes for OTs and our Band 5s take advantage of a range of these opportunities to build their skill and competence in mental health practice.
It's a great place to work, come and work for us!
The post holder will oversee and provide occupational therapy assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation to a designated group of people accessing the local team the Band 5 is working in, to promote well-being, recovery and social inclusion. To achieve this, the post holder will hold and integrate both the occupational therapy specific and generic elements of their job, whilst complying with the College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
The rotation covers settings from inpatient acute care, forensic, community and specialist settings such as eating disorders and perinatal services.
The South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive, complex mental health services both locally and nationally. The Trust has approximately 4,000 staff and a budget in excess of £330 million. It is part of Kings Health Partners, the Academic Health Sciences Centre, and (AHSC) we have established with Kings College London, Kings College Hospital and Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trusts.
Directorates are structures which bring together clinical services, education and training and academic activities within a series of single managerial units.
The occupational therapy workforce and associated Allied Health Professions workforce consists of approximately 200 staff based in all the Trust Directorates.
The Band 5 rotation consists of more than 30 posts in a mix of locally based and national specialist units with each rotation period being one year in length.
• Toundertakeoccupationaltherapyassessmentsforadesignatedcaseload,assessinghealthandwell-beingfromanoccupationalperspective.Tocontributetoassessingandcompletingriskassessmentswithinthemulti-disciplinaryteamtosupportapersonsrecovery.Toholdanuptodateknowledgeofarangeofoccupationaltherapystandardisedassessments,themodelsonwhichtheyarebasedandhowtocarrytheseout.To develop a working knowledge and use of sensory assessments and interventions in practice.Toidentifyoccupationallyfocusedgoalstakingintoconsiderationthemental,physical,spiritual,psychologicalandsocialneedsoftheserviceuserandthatitissensitivetoage,culture,race,gender,ethnicity,socialclass,sexualityanddisability.
• Incollaborationwiththeserviceuser,toplanandimplementindividualorgrouptherapeuticinterventionsusinggradedactivitytoachievetherapeuticgoalswhichsupporttheirrecovery.Touseoutcomemeasuresthatgiveclearevidencethatoccupational therapyhasmadeadifferencetopeoplesoccupationsandultimatelysupportsocial inclusionandpromoterecovery.Toholdanuptodateknowledgeofsafeguardingprinciplesandknowhowtorespondtoanysafeguardingconcernrelatedtotheservice.Todisplayanunderstandingofthepotentialfordistress and traumacausedby,andsocialandpersonal consequencesofmentalillnessfortheserviceuser,theirfamilies,carersandsupportnetworks.
• Tointeractwithserviceusers,families,carersandsupportnetworksinanempatheticfashionanddemonstrateaclearunderstandingoftheeffectsofdisabilityintheareasofproductivity,leisureandactivitiesofdailyliving.Toapplyahighlevelofunderstandingoftheeffectofdisabilityandprovidetrainingandadviceonlifestylechangesandadaptationstotheserviceuserssocialandphysicalenvironment.Toassessandprescribesmallaidsandequipmentandrecommendadaptationstomaximiseindependenceforserviceusersinhomeandcommunityenvironments,whereappropriate.Toanalyse,gradeandadaptindividualandgroupactivitiestomeettheoccupationalperformanceandparticipation,environmentalandvocationalneedsofserviceusers.
• Toroutinelyimplementoccupationallyfocusedpathwaysthatclearlyidentifywhatserviceuserscanexpectfromtheiroccupationaltherapyinterventionswhilstworkingcollaborativelywithindividualstoensuretreatmentistargetedtotheirspecificneeds.Toensurealloccupationaltherapyequipmentandmaterialsaremaintainedandstoredresponsiblyandadviseonresourcesneededtocarryoutgroupandindividualtreatmentsincludingfinancial.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026
We offer a regular development and preceptorship programmes to support you in your role as a mental health occupational therapist. It provides a supportive and extensive networking system for all our band 5s. We have an excellent track record of staff starting off on the rotation and growing their careers in the Trust moving on to a variety of senior roles in the organisation.
We have great professional development programmes for OTs and our Band 5s take advantage of a range of these opportunities to build their skill and competence in mental health practice.
It's a great place to work, come and work for us!
The post holder will oversee and provide occupational therapy assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation to a designated group of people accessing the local team the Band 5 is working in, to promote well-being, recovery and social inclusion. To achieve this, the post holder will hold and integrate both the occupational therapy specific and generic elements of their job, whilst complying with the College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
The rotation covers settings from inpatient acute care, forensic, community and specialist settings such as eating disorders and perinatal services.
The South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive, complex mental health services both locally and nationally. The Trust has approximately 4,000 staff and a budget in excess of £330 million. It is part of Kings Health Partners, the Academic Health Sciences Centre, and (AHSC) we have established with Kings College London, Kings College Hospital and Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trusts.
Directorates are structures which bring together clinical services, education and training and academic activities within a series of single managerial units.
The occupational therapy workforce and associated Allied Health Professions workforce consists of approximately 200 staff based in all the Trust Directorates.
The Band 5 rotation consists of more than 30 posts in a mix of locally based and national specialist units with each rotation period being one year in length.
• Toundertakeoccupationaltherapyassessmentsforadesignatedcaseload,assessinghealthandwell-beingfromanoccupationalperspective.Tocontributetoassessingandcompletingriskassessmentswithinthemulti-disciplinaryteamtosupportapersonsrecovery.Toholdanuptodateknowledgeofarangeofoccupationaltherapystandardisedassessments,themodelsonwhichtheyarebasedandhowtocarrytheseout.To develop a working knowledge and use of sensory assessments and interventions in practice.Toidentifyoccupationallyfocusedgoalstakingintoconsiderationthemental,physical,spiritual,psychologicalandsocialneedsoftheserviceuserandthatitissensitivetoage,culture,race,gender,ethnicity,socialclass,sexualityanddisability.
• Incollaborationwiththeserviceuser,toplanandimplementindividualorgrouptherapeuticinterventionsusinggradedactivitytoachievetherapeuticgoalswhichsupporttheirrecovery.Touseoutcomemeasuresthatgiveclearevidencethatoccupational therapyhasmadeadifferencetopeoplesoccupationsandultimatelysupportsocial inclusionandpromoterecovery.Toholdanuptodateknowledgeofsafeguardingprinciplesandknowhowtorespondtoanysafeguardingconcernrelatedtotheservice.Todisplayanunderstandingofthepotentialfordistress and traumacausedby,andsocialandpersonal consequencesofmentalillnessfortheserviceuser,theirfamilies,carersandsupportnetworks.
• Tointeractwithserviceusers,families,carersandsupportnetworksinanempatheticfashionanddemonstrateaclearunderstandingoftheeffectsofdisabilityintheareasofproductivity,leisureandactivitiesofdailyliving.Toapplyahighlevelofunderstandingoftheeffectofdisabilityandprovidetrainingandadviceonlifestylechangesandadaptationstotheserviceuserssocialandphysicalenvironment.Toassessandprescribesmallaidsandequipmentandrecommendadaptationstomaximiseindependenceforserviceusersinhomeandcommunityenvironments,whereappropriate.Toanalyse,gradeandadaptindividualandgroupactivitiestomeettheoccupationalperformanceandparticipation,environmentalandvocationalneedsofserviceusers.
• Toroutinelyimplementoccupationallyfocusedpathwaysthatclearlyidentifywhatserviceuserscanexpectfromtheiroccupationaltherapyinterventionswhilstworkingcollaborativelywithindividualstoensuretreatmentistargetedtotheirspecificneeds.Toensurealloccupationaltherapyequipmentandmaterialsaremaintainedandstoredresponsiblyandadviseonresourcesneededtocarryoutgroupandindividualtreatmentsincludingfinancial.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026