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Salary for this role£36,943 – £44,900 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2222, Occupational therapists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

The friendly Occupational Therapy team in Newham are inviting a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Occupational Therapy Mental Health Team

This is an ideal opportunity for your first Band 5 role, and we are inviting passionate final year students to apply as well. (There is the option of starting as a Band 4 whilst awaiting HCPC registration.)

The Occupational Therapist is part of the established multi-disciplinary team and the role is to undertake specific Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions of referred individuals, the emphasis is on supporting the person to achieve their goals in self-care, productivity and leisure to continue to live at home; group work is encouraged; another aspect of the role is generic assessment and joint working with other team members.

Please contact us for any further discussions, visits and to answer any questions you might have.

Main duties of the job

To provide Occupational Therapy specific assessments and intervention/treatments to a designated caseload of inpatient adult service users with mental health issues and support needs via a range of individual and or group treatments.
To develop and maintain links with the Inpatient and Community services, relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies.
To support students on practice education placements when required
To contribute to the planning and evaluation of Inpatient OT services

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£36,943 to £44,900 a year per annum Inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-NEW8395585

Job locations

Newham Centre for Mental Health

Cherry Tree Way

London

E13 8SP

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

oDiploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
oHCPC Registration

Desirable

oMember of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Knowledge

Essential

oDeveloped interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs
oAnalytical & clinical reasoning skills to assess clients' complex needs (including risk assessment) & complete a holistic formulation to guide interventions with significant support & supervision
oAbility to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations
oAbility to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with client's and their carers
oGood organisational and time management skills
oAbility to liaise with other services around clinical issues

Other

Essential

oPhysical skills required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required
oMental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration required for clinical consultations and interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis
oMental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for holistic formulations, report writing, etc.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.