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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

About

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Warneford Hospital; Warneford Lane; Headington; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX3 7JX
Contact Number: 01865 901000

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Ref: 267-LD8184806 Vacancy ID: 8184806

Senior Occupational Therapist (FTC)

Accepting applications until: 27-Aug-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 27-Aug-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Slade House
Cyfeiriad: Horspath Driftway
Tref: Oxford
Cod post: OX3 7JH
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: 9 months (Fixed term)
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum | pro-rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Learning Disabilities

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

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To provide comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment for individuals referred to the Intensive Support Team for a range of clinical presentations such as learning disabilities, challenging behaviour, mental illness, complex physical need and autism, within the remit of the Team. This will involve gathering, interpreting and evaluating highly complex information from a variety of sources, using evidence-based therapy outcome measures and analysing the individual’s needs using skilled problem-solving approaches seeking support and advice from a supervisor as appropriate.
To formulate, implement, evaluate and adapt individualised programmes for individuals on the caseload, taking their goals into consideration and using clinical reasoning skills and seek support and advice from a supervisor as appropriate.
To collect, collate and analyse data/ information regarding the effectiveness of behaviour support plans and occupational therapy interventions and provide written reports as appropriate.
To develop skills and awareness in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support to compliment occupational therapy interventions and the work of the Intensive Support Team.
To work towards skills in planning and implementing multidisciplinary training for carers and staff on specialist health issues
To provide supervision to junior members of the team and hold line management responsibilities

All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

Knowledge and an understanding of the needs of service users who challenge services and who have complex health needs.
Awareness of RCOT and NICE guidelines for LD population and use of sensory item provision.
Demonstrates knowledge of range of OT assessment tools & therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
Knowledge of OT models, underpinned by theory and practical experience, including application of standardised assessments.

Meini prawf dymunol

Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support model and Functional Analysis and experience of application of these models of working.
Knowledge and application of standardised behavioural assessments (e.g., QABF, FAI).

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

Qualified Occupational Therapist
Registered and practicing member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
Learning disabilities and challenging behaviour specific post graduate courses

Meini prawf dymunol

Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses e.g.: Sensory Integration training
Practice Educator training

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Experience of working with children, young people and adults with complex sensory, behaviour and communication needs
Experience of working with individuals with a learning disability
Experience of contributing to education of children, young people, families, colleagues in health and education settings

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience within a community learning disability health setting
Experience of working with people who exhibit behaviours which challenge
Experience managing a caseload and supervising others

Personal Qualities

Meini prawf hanfodol

Ability to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders.
Able to act independently and on own initiative but recognise when to seek support.

Meini prawf dymunol

Evidence of self-directed learning/reflective practice.

Job Related Aptitude & Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Competent IT skills for use of electronic health records and ability to adapt to new developments.
Ability to work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team.
Excellent organisational skills including good time management – clinical and non-clinical.
Communicate effectively, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
Demonstrates excellent presentation skills to deliver reports, verbally and written information.

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Enw

Intensive Support Team

Teitl y swydd

Intensive Support Team Inbox

Cyfeiriad ebost

[email protected]

Rhif ffôn

01865 901 419

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At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.