Band 6 Locum Adults Occupational Therapist

Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6

Brief Job Overview

Tripod Partners are recruiting an experienced Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist for a locum opportunity within North East London NHS. Based within the Redbridge Mental Health & Wellness Team West, part of NELFT, this Community Recovery role focuses on supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness to maximise independence, wellbeing, and social inclusion through evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Mental Health Occupational Therapist with community experience who enjoys working autonomously while supporting junior colleagues within a multidisciplinary team. You will manage a specialist caseload, deliver both individual and group interventions, contribute to the duty rota, and play an active role in recovery-focused practice using the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO).

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a specialist caseload of adults with severe and enduring mental illness within community recovery services.
• Undertake comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments using the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other evidence-based assessment tools.
• Develop and implement person-centred intervention plans that promote recovery, independence, wellbeing, and social inclusion.
• Deliver individual and group Occupational Therapy interventions tailored to service users’ goals and recovery journeys.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings to support integrated care planning.
• Support the team’s duty rota, responding appropriately to referrals and urgent clinical needs.
• Provide supervision, guidance, and support to junior Occupational Therapy staff and students where appropriate.
• Produce high-quality Occupational Therapy reports, assessments, and clinical documentation.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, families, health professionals, and partner agencies to deliver coordinated care.
• Contribute to service development and the delivery of high-quality, recovery-focused community mental health services.

About You

You will be a HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with experience working within community mental health services, supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness. You will be confident managing a complex caseload, facilitating therapeutic groups, and applying recovery-focused practice using MOHO.

You will possess excellent assessment, communication, report writing, and clinical reasoning skills, together with experience supervising junior staff and working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Previous experience working with adults experiencing severe and enduring mental illness.
• Experience within Community Mental Health or Recovery Services.
• Knowledge and practical application of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO).
• Experience delivering both individual and group Occupational Therapy interventions.
• Previous supervisory or mentoring experience.
• Strong Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention, and report writing skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
• Commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred practice.

Contract & Salary

• Role: Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6
• Sector: North East London NHS
• Contract Type: Locum
• Contract Length: Ongoing
• Salary: Negotiable
• Working Hours: 30 hours per week (flexible working pattern to meet service needs, e.g. Monday–Thursday, 9:00am–5:00pm)
• Location: Redbridge Mental Health & Wellness Team West – NELFT
• Reference Code: U. GJK4P.022007.B20693

How to Apply

If you are an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with community mental health experience and expertise in supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness, Tripod Partners would love to hear from you.

To apply for this Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6 role, apply using the form on the page.