Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-FS7509489
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxford Clinic
- Town
- Littlemore
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Occupational Therapist - Forensic Community Learning Disability Team
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We are recruiting for a full-time Occupational Therapist to join our Forensic Community Learning Disability Team based at our Oxford Clinic in Littlemore.
The role will involve the opportunity to provide OT specific assessment and interventions, identifying the occupational needs and adaptations required to support patients to live as independently and safely as possible in the community.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the role will primarily focus on supporting clients in the community, with opportunities to in-reach to forensic inpatient setting to support transition to the community. In addition to being part of the Forensic Community LD Team, the postholder will also participate in service wide occupational therapy initiatives and professional supervision.
If you're a registered OT with experience in a learning disability or mental health setting then we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties will include the provision of occupational therapy assessment and intervention pathways, using evidence based and standardised assessments. Interventions will involve multi-agency working to safely support social inclusion and vocational pathways.
There will be opportunities to develop the occupational therapy role as well as contributing to the development of this new team. Once established, the postholder will provide occupational therapy student placements and contribute to the learning of other students in the team.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties, Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Hons OT
- Current HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification education
Experience
Essential criteria
- OT experience in LD or MH setting
Desirable criteria
- Community OT experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Occupational therapy assessment and interventions
- Ability to communicate with a range of people
Desirable criteria
- Non verbal communication to reduce health inequalities
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Brooker
- Job title
- Professional Lead OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07780 485774
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
Jenny Guest
Professional Lead for AHPs and Social Work - Forensic Services.
07771890077
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