Job summary
- Main area
- Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21766
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Aldrington House
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
You will provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the home intervention team in SFEDS.
To act as Lead Practitioner and be part of the MDT in providing meal supervision and support with families including risk assessment planning and collaborative care plans.
Main duties of the job
· To manage a caseload of clients.
· To provide specialist clinical advice and input for clients with complex problems and needs.
· To ensure occupational therapy contribution to the provision of quality clinical care and performance standards.
· To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy and local multi-professional services.
Working for our organisation
The role sits under our specialist Sussex-wide Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS), which is a part of our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) at Sussex Partnership. We work with young people aged 10-18 with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and their families and support their recovery.
We are a service of friendly and highly skilled Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Psychiatrists, Paediatricians, Clinical Psychologists, Nurses, Dietitians and Social Workers with support from an administration team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Operate as an occupational therapy practitioner and manage an appropriate complex clinical caseload
Promote evidence-based practice in occupational therapy and the relevant mental health service/ learning disability service
Provide a specialised range of clinical interventions and demonstrate knowledge of models of practice
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of post graduate level study/training
- Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist
Knowlegde and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a qualified occupational therapist in mental health
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with young people with an eating disorder.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate complex condition related information to service users, carers, families and colleagues
- Work with others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices including policies and strategies.
- Ability to use Trust IT systems including e-mail and electronic clinical records (standard keyboard skills)
Approach and Values
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel across sites
- Ability to work as part of the team
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 Squire
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Or email into [email protected] for the attention of Jo Squire and Emily Comeau
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