Senior Occupational Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Join our dynamic Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team as aBand 6 Senior Occupational Therapist,where you will play a vital role in supporting adults experiencing mental health crises to remain safely at home and avoid hospital admission. Based atRochford Mental Health Unit,you will deliver person-centred, recovery-focused interventions, helping service users regain independence, improve daily functioning, and achieve their goals within their community.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to work within a multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessments, therapeutic interventions, and clinical leadership. You will have the opportunity to shape care pathways, support service development, supervise junior staff and students, and contribute to innovative crisis care services that make a real difference to people's lives.

If you are passionate about mental health, collaborative working, and empowering individuals through meaningful occupation, we would love to hear from you.

• Undertake comprehensive occupational therapy assessments and develop person-centred care plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to support recovery and independence.
• Provide crisis assessment and treatment for service users in the community.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.
• Support hospital admission avoidance and facilitate early discharge where appropriate.
• Manage a defined caseload and coordinate care for service users.
• Assess and manage risk, ensuring safe and effective care delivery.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, and support to junior staff and students.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service audits and development.
• Promote recovery, social inclusion, and engagement in meaningful daily activities.

These duties offer an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to people experiencing mental health crises while developing advanced clinical and leadership skills.

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.

Work that wraps around your needs

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Job share

Applications for job shares are welcomed.

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Home Treatment Team, you will provide specialist assessments and recovery-focused interventions for adults experiencing mental health crises. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support individuals to remain safely in the community, promote independence, manage risk, and contribute to high-quality, person-centred care. You will also provide clinical leadership, support junior colleagues, and contribute to service development.

This advert closes on Sunday 8 Nov 2026