Occupational Therapist - One Year Fixed Term Contract

About The Role

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Duration: One Year Fixed Term Contract

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for mental health? Join our dedicated team at Baldock Manor Hospital, a leading psychiatric hospital, and help shape the future of recovery-focused care.

About the Role:

You'll be working with adults in an inpatient setting who are living with complex mental health needs. As part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, you'll assess, plan, and deliver personalised, evidence-based therapeutic programmes aimed at promoting recovery, building independence, and improving quality of life.

In this role, you'll also supervise junior OT staff and contribute to the development of innovative occupational therapy services across the hospital.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out functional and occupational assessments

Design and implement tailored treatment plans using evidence-based approaches

Lead both group sessions and 1:1 therapeutic interventions

Provide supervision and mentorship to junior OT team members

Collaborate closely with nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and support workers

Support discharge planning and coordinate with external services

Engage in audits, CPD, and service improvement initiatives

Requirements:

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Minimum 2 years' post-qualification experience in a mental health/psychiatric setting is preferable

Experience with both group and individual OT interventions

Supervisory experience desirable

What We're Looking For:

A recovery-focused, person-centred approach

Excellent communication and teamworking skills

Motivation to support service development and innovation

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in mental health care and develop your career in a supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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About Us
Baldock Manor is a 40-bed hospital in north Hertfordshire that provides specialist psychiatric services for adults. The hospital has two female PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care) wards and two acute wards. Our PICU services provide care and support for women at crisis level with a severe mental disorder who require rapid assessment and stabilisation. Our acute wards care for older adults, usually 55 years or older, who need a short-term hospital stay, where we can stabilise their mental health. The average stay in our acute wards is less than forty days.

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