Occupational Therapy Technician | East London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£27,485 - £30,162 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bedford, MK40 2PU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	11 Sept 2026

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Summary

Are you currently working as an OT Assistant or OT Technician, or someone with the right skills and a real passion for mental health? Would you like the opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team?

We’re looking to recruit anOccupational Therapy Technicianto join the Bedford Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.

In this role, you will support the Occupational Therapist by assisting with assessments and delivering interventions for adults experiencing mental health crises. You will provide specialist Occupational Therapy interventions under the guidance and supervision of the OT team, while also working independently on a day-to-day basis across a range of community settings.

You will also support the wider CRHT day to day with visits and triage calls and work collaboratively with CRHT colleagues to ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users and carers.

CAR DRIVER AND UK LICENSE WITH BUSINESS INSURANCE IS ESSENTIAL.

THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INTERNATIONAL SPONSORSHIP.

The post holder will join a well-established, supportive multi-disciplinary team. Interventions will involve working collaboratively with service users and their carers to achieve agreed short-term goals aimed at improving functional abilities across a range of daily activities, including self-care, work-related tasks, domestic activities, and leisure. The post holder must be able to travel independently across the county. A good understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy in a crisis service is preferred but not essential.

We are a dynamic and forward thinking team that actively encourages and supports professional and service development.Regular managerial and professional supervision will be provided and you will have monthly opportunities to participate in the service’s OT CPD events and shape service development through quality improvement. Professionaldevelopment and training are actively encouraged through the appraisal process.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

If you have these skills and wish to work with a supportive team who strive to achieve high standards, please apply.

Please see JD/PS attached

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please do not hesitate to contact Danielle Maule on danielle.maule@nhs.net or Stacey Wimbleton, Bedford CRHT Operational Manager, on stacey.wimbleton@nhs.net

This advert closes on Sunday 23 Aug 2026

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