Occupational Therapist | North London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £36,943 - £44,900 Dependent on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2026 |
| Location: | Enfield, EN2 8JL |
| Company: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7924820/455-NLFT-0816 |
Summary
The Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Inpatient Therapies team has a fantastic opportunity for a full time Band 5 OT to join our welcoming and dynamic therapies team.
We are a well-established, friendly and supportive inpatient therapies team covering 2 older adult wards at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield including acute, rehabilitation and dementia.
Our OT staff are committed to supporting the band 5 preceptorship process and will offer boundless cohesive support to newly qualified candidates. You will also receive regular supervision from a senior member of staff and participate in regular team meetings which incorporates embedded reflective practice.
We are extremely committed to team training and CPD opportunities and are constantly striving for excellence through Quality Improvement and evidence based practice.
Our team were shortlisted for the NLFT 2025 staff awards out of approximately 140 nominations so this really is a unique opportunity for a motivated and versatile individual to come and join a high quality team!
The Inpatient Therapies team provides assessment, intervention, and a varied therapeutic group/1:1 programme across the wards for patients over the age of 65 with an organic, functional or dual mental health diagnosis.
The wards cover the care and treatment of inpatients who are residents of Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden and Islington. The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Technical Instructors, Music Therapists, an Art Therapist and an Activity Coordinator We also work closely with our Physiotherapy colleagues across the 2 wards. We are a dynamic team and provide opportunities for professional development and the ability to work creatively.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
• To actively participate in reviews of the therapeutic timetable, advising about clinical needs particularly of clients on own caseload.
• Providing evaluations of the effectiveness of treatment sessions.
• Completing both home assessments and functional assessments of patients in their own homes and on the ward.
• Prescribing minor adaptive equipment to facilitate patient discharges
• Attending ward rounds and care planning meetings
• Have effective time management skills, able to manage varied caseload demands around regular duties such as case reviews and group work, and to balance the roles of a clinician.
• To be actively involved in service developments for the Inpatient Therapies Team and the older adult wards. This will include:
• Actively contributing own ideas
• Being involved in carrying out and evaluating pilots
• Assisting in implementing developments
• Quality Improvement
This advert closes on Thursday 21 May 2026