Assertive Outreach Occupational Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	london, NW10 7NS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Jul 2026
Closing date:	2 Aug 2026

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Summary

Provide intensive outreach and occupational therapy intervention in line with the SOP: First 3 months: minimum 3 contact attempts per week, aiming for 12 successful contacts. Next 3 months: minimum 2 contact attempts per week. Deliver flexible contact through home visits, community meetings, phone calls, texts, and occasional evening/weekend availability. Maintain a no discharge for DNA approach, using persistent and creative engagement strategies. Build strong therapeutic relationships through empathy, reliability, and traumainformed practice. Provide continuity and consistency as the allocated AO keyworker. Complete and update care plans, risk assessments, and safety plans in line with Trust policy. Conduct frequent dynamic risk assessments and escalate concerns promptly. Lead on transition planning back to routine CMHH care. Ensure timely documentation of all contact attempts, outcomes, and risk assessments. Work collaboratively with the CMHH key worker where this is a separate role. Deliver meaningful intervention Use therapeutic engagement to support patients to engage. Supervision of band 4 support staff

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