Occupational Therapist - Part Time in Baldock

Location: Baldock Manor Hospital and Community based (Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire)

Hours: 7.5 hours to 15 hours per week (flexible working hours)

Salary: Up to £49,000 Pro rata (depending on experience)

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for mental health and recovery focused care? Do you want to work in a dynamic environment where you can truly make a difference in people’s lives while developing your own career? Join our dedicated team at Baldock Manor Hospital, a leading psychiatric hospital, and become part of a growing organisation committed to delivering high quality care across mental health and learning disability services.

This is an exciting and varied opportunity working within our inpatient service and our other services, which include supported living and residential care homes across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire. This unique element of the role offers the chance to broaden your clinical experience and influence occupational therapy practice across multiple settings.

As part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, you will:

• Assess, plan, and deliver person-centred, evidence-based occupational therapy interventions
• Support individuals to build independence, develop life skills, and progress in their recovery
• Facilitate therapeutic groups and meaningful activity programmes
• Work collaboratively with nursing, psychology, medical, and support teams to provide holistic care
• Supervise and support junior OT staff and students
• Contribute to the development and innovation of occupational therapy services across the organisation

Why Join Us?

We are a growing organisation with an expanding portfolio of services across mental health and learning disabilities, offering excellent opportunities for career progression and professional development. We are committed to supporting our staff through:

• Excellent training and continuing professional development
• Opportunities to shape and develop OT services
• Supportive leadership and a collaborative MDT culture
• Opportunities to work across inpatient and community-based services
• A chance to make a meaningful difference in recovery-focused care

This is an ideal role for an Occupational Therapist who enjoys variety, autonomy, and the opportunity to influence service development while working within a passionate and supportive team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out functional and occupational assessments
• Design and implement tailored treatment plans using evidence-based approaches
• Lead both group sessions and 1:1 therapeutic interventions
• Provide supervision and mentorship to junior OT team members
• Collaborate closely with nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and support workers
• Support discharge planning and coordinate with external services
• Engage in audits, CPD, and service improvement initiatives

Requirements:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Minimum 2 years' post-qualification experience in a mental health/psychiatric setting is preferable
• Experience with both group and individual OT interventions
• Supervisory experience desirable
• Own vehicle
• Driving Licence

What we are looking for:

• A recovery-focused, person-centred approach
• Excellent communication and teamworking skills
• Motivation to support service development and innovation

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in mental health care and develop your career in a supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.

Nouvita Healthcare is an established provider of specialist health and social care services across Hertfordshire, Surrey, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred mental health support and therapeutic services in hospital, residential and now in outpatient settings. Our focus is on empowering recovery and improving outcomes through effective, compassionate care. At Nouvita, we value continuous improvement and foster an environment where all staff have a voice and can develop their careers. We are committed to:

• Delivering high-quality mental health services
• Maintaining excellent clinical governance and patient outcomes
• Supporting staff development and wellbeing
• Promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity in everything we do

Nouvita Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, providing support to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities.