Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and well-motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist for the Occupational Therapy team at the Cavell Centre in Peterborough.

The Cavell Centre Occupational Therapy team provide OT assessments and intervention for those admitted to acute adult inpatient wards for mental health and learning disabilities.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will deliver and develop specialist OT assessments and interventions. These will include occupation focused group work, sensory strategies, reablement goals, functional assessments and focussed individualised interventions. These interventions will be based on the core principles of therapeutic use of self and our foundational approach. You will display leadership skills and the ability to supervise colleagues to ensure outstanding clinical delivery.

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability and display a positive patient centred approach. This will be accompanied by an ability to work under pressure  return we will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role. We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional and development opportunities within the trust, where available.

You will receive clinical supervision and operational manager from the Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner.

• In partnership with the individual, the Senior Occupational Therapist maintains, restores, or creates a match between the abilities of the person, the demands of his or her activities and occupations, and the demands of the environment to improve function and access to opportunities for participation in daily life. This is to be achieved through structured and thoughtful goal setting.
• The post holder will demonstrate a high level of understanding of occupational therapy models of practice, provide the skilful use of specialist assessments, advice and interventions to support the service user to engage in a meaningful activity, designed to increase function. This will include providing specialist support, knowledge and advice to team members who have identified a service user's vocational needs.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of a multidisciplinary team to assure a high standard of care for patient/clients and their relatives/carers, under supervision of the Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner.
• The post holder will be skilled in the facilitation of sensory approaches to support service users with sensory modulation when alleviating extreme distress or supporting emotional regulation.
• The post holder will respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

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Date posted: 07 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 310-MASMH-8187835

Job locations: Cavell Centre, Bretton Gate,…