North London NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
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We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist passionate about working with service users who find it difficult to engage with a traditional service model and who have complex needs. The Enfield Community Rehabilitation Team utilises a team-based approach and provide a wide range of interventions that are recovery orientated and client-centred.
The successful applicant will fully contribute to the team approach whilst also providing a specific Occupational Therapy service as identified by the needs of the service users. The Occupational Therapy role includes the provision of detailed assessments and specialised interventions, including working with service users to maximise their occupational performance and daily living skills. This post would be of particular interest to an Occupational Therapist interested in running and facilitating community groups.
The post holder will be part of the wider community Occupational Therapy service; with regular supervision, a band 6 support group and access to excellent continuing professional development opportunities provided.
This post provides occupational therapy within the Enfield Community Rehabilitation team, supporting individuals with complex needs who struggle to engage with traditional services. As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will deliver recovery‑focused, client‑centred assessments and interventions.
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Key Responsibilities
- Assessment & intervention: Provide OT assessments and interventions to enhance engagement, daily living skills, and lifestyle management, evaluating effectiveness.
- Specialist reporting: Produce MOHO ADL reports to inform care packages and liaise with social care/community partners.
- Complex needs support: Lead on assessing service users with complex mental/physical health needs, including falls risk and provision of equipment/adaptations.
- Expert consultation: Advise the team on OT practice, embedding recovery‑focused approaches in care planning.
- Community links: Build connections with community and third‑sector services to promote recovery and inclusion.
- Service development: Contribute to local and Trust‑wide OT service improvement.
- Leadership & supervision: Guide and supervise junior staff, including preceptorship and appraisals.
- Education & training: Act as fieldwork educator, supporting student learning and professional growth.
Additional duties may be required to meet service needs, as directed by the Team Manager.
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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
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- 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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: kirk Hopewell
- Job title: Community Rehabilitation Manager
- Email address: kirk.hopewell1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 02087025520
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