Mental Health Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our Community Occupational Therapy Team in North Shropshire CMHS as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist.

You will work as part of our team of experienced Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Assistants to provide multidisciplinary services to adults with a range of conditions in their own homes.

We are renowned for being an innovative and forward thinking organisation with an ever expanding portfolio of services. This means we offer our employees genuine career development opportunities. In return for your passion and enthusiasm, we will offer you all the support you need and help you achieve your career aspirations.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 OT you will be expected to assess and provide treatment for adults with multiple and complex mental health needs working alongside the MDT to ensure high quality care. You will need to be flexible and able to work in a variety of locations within a large geographical area, across North Shropshire assessing adults in their own homes.

Post graduate experience of working with adults where their primary need is relating to a mental health condition is essential together sound clinical knowledge of how an individual's mental health can impact on functioning.

You will be willing to support student education and development, and share your experiences and knowledge with others in the service and external partners.

Key skills and experience:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and experience of working in a team
• A sound understanding of assessment and rehabilitation
• Registered with the Health Care Professions Council
• Have a genuine passion for working with adults with a variety of health needs and committed to providing evidence based patient care.
• Extensive experience of working with people who have Severe & Enduring Mental Health Needs.
• Be able to work well in a team and wider MDT
• Clean driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Experience of supervising a range of staff (formally and informally)

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Date posted: 10 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 301-KM-25-7125253

Job locations: Market Drayton Cottage Hospital, Market Drayton & 71 Salop Road, Oswestry.

North Shropshire Community Mental Health Service, Shropshire Street, Market Drayton TF93DQ

Job responsibilities

Working in a team and in partnership with the wider MDT you will provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers to:

• Promote independence/self-management, increased functional ability and maintaining safety
• Improve health and wellbeing including mental health
• To provide illness /condition specific interventions
• Prevent and reduce health inequalities
• Support with admission avoidance and early supported discharge
• Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
• Putting people at the heart of what we do, empowering people to improve care and wellbeing, delivering better health, better care in partnership.
• Be a Specialist Occupational Therapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in Community Occupational therapy.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust in the community setting
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

Please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specification for more details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC
• Post qualification courses in working with older people and people with physical disabilities
• Attendance at relevant clinical networks or Special Interest Groups
• Up to date field work/pre-registration student training

Desirable

• Modules at Masters level
• Evidence of further clinical study
• APPLE accreditation
• Leadership experience/qualification
• Membership of BAOT/COT

Experience Essential

• Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities
• Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and life limiting conditions
• Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
• Working in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of using standardised assessments and outcome measures
• Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Market Drayton Cottage Hospital, Market Drayton & 71 Salop Road, Oswestry.

North Shropshire Community Mental Health Service, Shropshire Street, Market Drayton TF93DQ

Employer's website: https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)