Overview
Join our team at the Campbell Centre as a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist in the Adult Acute Inpatient Service, Milton Keynes. This post involves providing senior occupational therapy support across two 18-bedded wards (male and female), while also holding clinical responsibility for a caseload on one of the wards. The role combines hands-on clinical practice with opportunities to influence and develop occupational therapy within the service.
Responsibilities
* Manage a designated caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, undertaking comprehensive assessments using standardised and non-standardised tools, and applying OT theoretical models to plan and deliver tailored interventions.
* Plan and provide recovery-focused one-to-one and group occupational therapy interventions, including therapeutic groups and engagement with community activities to support meaningful occupation.
* Oversee and support caseload management within the OT team, ensuring effective allocation, monitoring, and prioritisation of service users’ needs.
* Provide formal and informal supervision, guidance, and mentorship to Band 5 and junior OT colleagues, supporting professional development and effective patient care.
* Conduct home visits and functional assessments to inform discharge planning, environmental adaptations, and provision of equipment or aids.
* Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and wider services to coordinate care, share information, and ensure continuity of support.
* Participate in quality improvement, audits, and service development projects to enhance occupational therapy practice and patient outcomes.
* Support and supervise occupational therapy students on placement, providing teaching, feedback, and clinical guidance in line with professional standards.
Practice Framework
You will use MoHO and other evidence-based assessment tools to establish baseline functional assessments, guiding recommendations and ongoing care to support optimum functioning and recovery. The role involves managing complex cases, including patients with severe psychiatric conditions, co-existing physical health needs, and functional challenges, ensuring care plans are tailored to each individual’s occupational goals. You will also assess and provide adaptive equipment and aids to support independence and daily functioning. The post requires integrated evidence-based practice and skilful application of interventions aligned with personal recovery principles, promoting quality of life and enabling service users to engage in meaningful occupations.
Supervision and Training
This post receives clinical supervision from the Inpatient Lead OT (Band 7), with additional guidance and support from the Head OT of the Mental Health Team in Milton Keynes, and access to a strong, supportive network of Occupational Therapists across the Trust. There are ongoing opportunities for training, reflective practice, case formulation using Trauma-Informed Approaches, skill sharing, and participation in service development projects.
Organisation and Culture
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Vaccination and Safety
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Closing
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026
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