Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 19 January 2026

Come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills.

OT in CNWL is very fortunate in having an established professional structure and this includes an AHP director, Trust-wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. This has the vast benefit of ensuring representation of our profession at all levels - both strategically and operationally.

Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R&D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career.

Our commitment to research, audit and EBP is made possible by our strong links with local universities.

We actively support the next generation of OTs through apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce but have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our BAME OT group.

If you are an OT who strives for excellence and wants to develop to your full potential then we would welcome your application.

This post is a pure OT role with some generic responsibilities. This role is ideal for anyone looking to gain experience in an older adult mental health setting, working alongside a supportive and experienced team of senior and specialist OT staff. You will develop skills in OT specific assessments, sensory assessments and interventions, trauma informed approaches, individual and group work and have the opportunity to learn from a varied of skills within our MDT, including nursing, psychology and the medical team.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

To provide the multidisciplinary team (MDT) in the CMHT with an enhanced occupational therapy service and expertise. This will include individual (and possibly group) work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Practice.

To utilise standardised assessments such as MOHO and dementia-related evidence based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further ongoing care and treatment in order to enable optimum engagement and well‑being.

To integrate evidence based practice and skilful use of assessments and interventions with person‑centred care principles in order to improve the service user’s quality of life and to support them to do…