Occupational Therapist | North London NHS Foundation Trust

A fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our forward-thinking and dynamic occupational therapy team at the North London Foundation Trust (NLFT).

Are you

· A newly Qualified (or soon to be) Occupational Therapist who is passionate about high quality care?

· Or, an experienced Band 5 OT looking todevelopexisting skills in a diverse but supportive area?

The role

· Providing occupational therapy to patients on the discharge pathway and those living in the community, supported by Specialist Community Forensic Teams.

· Working across the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden and Islington, and across the inpatient service based at Chase Farm Hospital. Supporting the discharge needs for a designated male and female, adult caseload.

· Providing OT assessment and intervention topatients detained under The Mental Health Act, 1983 (amended 2007), many of whom suffer from a severe and enduring mental illness and have a history of offending behaviour.

OT role in forensic services?

Assessment- Functioning and daily living skills, risk management, social skills and sensory needs.

Treatment and Intervention-Developing self-care and independent living skills, establishing healthy daily routines and engagement in meaningful structure, improving social and communication skills, developing coping strategies and promoting physical health and wellbeing.

More information about the role…

· Working alongside a robust multi-disciplinary team.

· Liaising with internal and external services to support and prepare for discharge from hospital.

· The OT role focusses on functional daily living skills, establishing structured routines and managing specific mental health and risk issues.

· Working with a

Technical Instructor to deliver 1

1 session and a group programme to meet individual needs.

· The role will include the assessment, treatment and evaluation of clinical interventions, carrying out functional assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment verbally and through written documentation.

The OT team

· You will be working within a large, supportive, diverse and experienced team of OTs including Band 8, 7, 6, 5 and Band 4 Technical Instructor.

· Each OT is allocated to a specific case load / team with Technical Instructor provision.

· The team has a wealth of experience and opportunities to share to aid learning and development.

· We offer a thorough and varied induction programme, which includes preceptorship, training opportunities in house and externally for ongoing learning and career development.

• Robust and comprehensive supervision structure, both formally and informally to ensure staff are fully supported.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4 We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

***Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.***

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026