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Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 10 April 2026
To manage a defined caseload of patients with complex needs, using evidence based practice, Occupational Therapy goals and patient centred principles.
Job responsibilities
Job overview
To manage a defined caseload of patients with complex needs, using evidence based practice, Occupational Therapy goals and patient centred principles.
Main duties of the job
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions while working as an autonomous practitioner, ensuring care remains patient-centred and evidence-based at all times.
* Work collaboratively within the Integrated Community Team, contributing to a strong multidisciplinary (MDT) approach to goal setting, care planning and service delivery.
* Provide leadership and support to junior staff, support workers and assistants through effective supervision, training and performance appraisal.
* Ensure a consistently high quality of service delivery, including the development and implementation of effective treatment and care plans, while contributing to the improvement of standards of care through the efficient and effective use of resources.
* Work in accordance with national and local guidance, including the NHS Improvement Plan, Supporting Patients with Long-Term Conditions, and the National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People.
About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Qualifications
* Current HCPC Registration
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
* Three years post graduate experience in health, social care or related setting
* Assess, plan, implement, evaluate OT interventions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is 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 name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a yearPlus HCAs (pro rata for part time)
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