Band 5 Occupational Therapist Inpatients
Band 5
Main area Mental Health Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 246-WSU8284005
Site Wedgwood House Bury St Edmunds Town Bury St Edmunds Salary £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 23:59
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.
Job overview
Are you looking to work in mental health? Would you like an OT specific role working within an OT team?
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our team at Bury St Edmunds inpatient mental health services, at Wedgwood House. The successful candidate will work alongside the band 7 AHP clinical team lead, Band 6 OTs, Band 5 OTs, Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA), Physiotherapists, Technical instructors, and Activity workers covering the 2 Adult Acute wards. Working closely with the Multi Disciplinary Team you will have opportunity to develop knowledge and skills within acute mental health. As part of the Wedgwood team there will be some cross ward working, with opportunity to gain experience on our older adult wards too.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to supervise an OTA and/or Activity Worker and to implement person centred OT interventions and promote the OT profession within this setting. The successful candidate will work under the supervision and guidance of an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to refine their skills and develop within this role. Alongside this, the trust offers a supportive preceptorship programme, and we welcome newly qualified members of staff.
Wedgwood house is a well established inpatient site, with extensive therapeutic spaces including a therapy garden, ADL kitchen, creative room, and a well-equipped gym.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to take a clinical role in the OT assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of services for clients.
Contribute to and participate in multi-disciplinary team assessments.
Be involved in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of person-centred care planning and person-centred formulations.
Provide a first line response to referrals, providing where necessary a health and social care needs assessment or meeting the needs already identified in a health and social care needs assessment.
You will have the opportunity to develop strong therapeutic relationships with our service users during their admission to hospital which will support your professional approach and guide your assessments and interventions in order to make admissions meaningful and purposeful. You will be given the opportunity to network and develop professional relationships with community teams and professionals to promote the recovery and discharge of our service users. You will also liaise with third sector services within the local community in order to signpost and engage our
service users in meaningful activities to promote their recovery when leaving hospital.
Working for our organisation
At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
- Diploma or BSc/MSc Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the HCPC
Experience
- Experience of working with a broad range of people with varied diagnoses and backgrounds
- Ability to work both independently and under supervision
- Experience of working within mental health
skills
- Ability to deliver OT assessment / treatment with designated client group.
- Ability to assess and perform Manual Handling Techniques
- Experience in running therapeutic groups
- Experience of assessing and prescribing equipment.
Knowledge
- Basic understanding of the role of OT in mental health
- Understanding of the principles and application of the Recovery model and social inclusion
- Understanding of interface between primary and secondary care services
other
- Able to travel independently including to rural areas
- Fitness to undergo PMA training and perform full duties of post
- Basic ICT skills
Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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