Occupational Therapist - Aquarius Ward | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

This is a really exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or experienced band 5 to join the inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Occupational Therapy team working at our of inpatient units, the General adolescent unit and,

The post holder will be based at Aquarius ward working 4 days alongside the band 6 Occupational Therapists and activity coordinator and spend one day working on CAMHS specific Occupational Therapy projects including the therapeutic youth club.

On the wards the postholder will be providing Occupational Therapy assessments and individual and group interventions to the young people and working with families, networks, schools and the multidisciplinary team.

Aquarius Ward is a specialist inpatient mental health provision for young people aged 12 – 18 who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis. It is a 12 bedded National Unit open 365 days a year, 24h a day. It is part of the South London Partnership providing the adolescent in-patient services for young people under St George’s Southwest London Mental Health Trust, South London and Maudsley and Oxleas NHS Trust. The team provides inpatient treatment for adolescents aged 12 to their 18th birthday in an acute mental health crisis that is unable to be managed in the community with conditions such as severe depression, anxiety OCD, self-harm, psychosis and mania. You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team that is committed to the provision of highly quality service user centred care.

The Band 5 occupational therapy post will be an essential component of these services and the postholder will work alongside the band 6 to deliver client centred & specific interventions alongside the MDT. They will offer occupational therapy knowledge to support clients’ skill

maintenance, development & progress during transition from in-patient services through to the community. There are excellent links with community services.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

About our location

This post will be based at Springfield Hospital

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

· To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in the hospital setting and on home and school visits.

· To act as the designated ‘Disability Champion’ on the ward, leading the multi-disciplinary team in Disability Equality matters within the service and other areas as required.

· To contribute to the care pathway from admission through to discharge in keeping with the principles of the team.

· To promote recovery and social inclusion

· To contribute from an occupational therapy perspective to individual care plans

· To maintain clinical records

· To lead on CAMHS inpatient projects including the therapeutic youth club

This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026