Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Oaks Town Scunthorpe Salary £39,959 – £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/11/2026
Occupational Therapist Adult Mental Health Inpatient
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The Occupational Therapist provides specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions to support recovery, independence and wellbeing for adults receiving inpatient mental health care. Working within the multidisciplinary team, they promote engagement in meaningful activities, assess functional abilities, support discharge planning and help patients develop skills needed for successful community living.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapist provides specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions to support recovery and independence for adults receiving inpatient mental health care. Key duties include undertaking functional assessments, delivering individual and group interventions, promoting engagement in meaningful activities, supporting discharge planning, working within the multidisciplinary team, and facilitating safe transitions back into the community.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Practice Placement Educator qualification or willingness to complete required training
- Willingness to undertake post-registration or postgraduate learning relevant to the service area.
Experience
- Appropriate demonstrable post-registration experience, including experience within mental health services or a relevant clinical area.
- Experience of assessing occupational needs and delivering individual and group occupational therapy interventions.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising with partner agencies.
- Experience of supervising or supporting junior staff, students or support staff.
- Experience of contributing to audit, service evaluation or quality improvement activity.
- Experience of contributing to audit, service evaluation or quality improvement activity.
- Experience across a range of mental health settings or crisis/community services
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
Knowledge
- Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to the client group.
- Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures and their use in practice.
- Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation, care planning processes and current mental health practice.
- Knowledge of recovery-focused, trauma-informed and person-centred approaches to care.
- Applied knowledge of risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding within community mental health practice.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and safe lone/community working practice.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application to practice, audit and service evaluation.
- Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues and apply professional standards to clinical decision-making.
Skills
- Demonstrable clinical skills in individual and group occupational therapy assessment and intervention.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and respond efficiently to complex and rapidly changing information.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage own caseload and seek supervision appropriately.
- Ability to build effective multidisciplinary, interagency and community working relationships.
- Effective problem-solving and clinical reasoning skills
- Presentation, teaching, training and facilitation skills.
- Computer literacy and ability to use electronic clinical record systems.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.
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