Occupational Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 Per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Braintree, CM7 9AE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	12 Nov 2026

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Summary

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to develop your career within Adult Community Mental Health? We are seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team working across the C & E Centre and The Gables.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a community-based mental health service, supporting adults with a range of mental health needs to maximise their independence, recovery and quality of life. You will be supported by experienced Occupational Therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, with access to regular supervision, training and professional development opportunities.

· To provide occupational therapy assessments and interventions for adults with mental health needs within community settings.

· To manage and prioritise a caseload, supporting service users to achieve their recovery goals and maximise independence.

· To work closely with service users, carers and the multidisciplinary team to develop and review care plans.

· To deliver evidence-based interventions that promote meaningful occupation, wellbeing and social inclusion.

· To maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to risk assessment and management.

· To participate in regular supervision, training and service development activities.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.

• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.

• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.

• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.

• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.

• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us

• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

· To assess service users referred for therapeuticintervention.

· To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complexcases with the support of Senior Occupational Therapist.

· To make decisions on the level of treatment interventionrequired.

· To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with service users and their carers, taking into account appropriate safetyplanning.

· To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to the service user, multi- disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies andliaisewith themat formal and informalmeetings.

Please refer to JD for further information.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026

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