Job Overview

The post holder will work as an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist within Primary Care, providing specialist assessment, formulation, and intervention for individuals with complex mental health and psychosocial needs.

Working autonomously as a first contact practitioner, they will complete clinical assessments, treatment planning, and evaluations to support timely access to appropriate care. Interventions will focus on improving occupational performance, functional ability, health, and wellbeing using recovery-focused, evidence-based practice.

The post holder will manage a complex caseload and provide individual and group interventions across clinic, community, and home settings. They will contribute to service development, audit, evaluation, clinical leadership, supervision, training, and expert advice to multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.

The role supports integrated, person-centred care through close partnership working with primary care, wider health services, local authorities, and third sector organisations, contributing to proactive and preventative community-based models of care.

Applications are welcomed from candidates seeking full-time or part-time opportunities. Multiple WTE posts are available, with working patterns agreed in line with service and individual needs.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide autonomous specialist occupational therapy assessment, formulation, and intervention for patients presenting in primary care
• Undertake first contact assessments, including history taking, clinical reasoning, care planning, and evaluation
• Manage and prioritise a complex caseload, delivering evidence-based, person-centred interventions
• Promote function, independence, and participation across daily living, work, and social roles
• Complete risk assessment and management, including positive risk-taking
• Deliver and evaluate individual and group interventions, adapting to patient need
• Work across clinic, community, and home settings
• Communicate complex information effectively and support patient involvement in goal setting and self-management
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, including third sector partners
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and training to staff and students
• Contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement, and innovation
• Maintain accurate clinical records and reports in line with professional and organisational standards
• Adhere to HCPC/RCOT standards, clinical governance, and CPD requirements