Senior Occupational Therapist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

If you would like to find out more information on the role and/or to arrange an informal chat, please contact Elizabeth Gilliland (Clinical Lead) at:Elizabeth.gilliland@nelft.nhs.uk

• To plan and manage an appropriate team caseload to ensure service needs and priorities are met


• Undertake comprehensive, clinically-reasoned assessments and devise person-specific treatment plans to resolve the crisis.


• Use excellent communication skills to be an effective team member and leader


• Lead on complex planning for elderly patients with complex needs and are in a crisis


• Take an active role in the support, training and supervision of band 7 Therapy staff.


• Actively participate in service development needs


• Support the service lead with projects relating to the improvement / evaluation of the CTT service


COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff, and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Community Treatment Team (CTT).

This role is a superb opportunity for a forward-thinking and patient-focused senior OT. It would be suitable for an existing Band 7 looking to enhance their skills further, or an experienced Band 6 with demonstrable experience within community settings and looking to develop their skills within a Band 7 role.

The successful candidate will be expected to work within a multi-stakeholder MDT to deliver high quality care to a varied and complex caseload and have a strong commitment to developing self, others and the service. The role will suit someone who is able to work on their own initiative and keen to quickly become a key team player bringing ideas to the team.

If you are interested to work as part of a large MDT and develop your skills around service development in line with new models of care then we would love to hear from you.

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).

We can offer excellent work-life balance and benefits including:

• Opportunity for service development and audit


• Regular supervision


• Protected CPD time


• NHS pension


• Close transport links into London


• Flexible working


• Agile working devices to support community-based working


• High cost area supplement of 15%


• Salary Sacrifice car scheme


• Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.