Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-NLTT-0281
- 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
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist Adult Mental Health Inpatient
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Main duties of the job
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:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
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
Essential criteria
- • 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
Essential criteria
- • 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
Desirable criteria
- • Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • 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
Essential criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hasan Qasim
- Job title
- Mulberry Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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