Occupational Therapist

Location:

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

Hours:

7.5 hours to 15 hours per week (flexible working hours), 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

• 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

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?

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

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

• 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. If you are interested in applying for employment with Nouvita Healthcare and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to: [email protected]