Community Occupational Therapist

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic Occupational Therapy (OT) team within Woking Neighbourhood Mental Health Services. We are seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist to join us on a Band 5 to 6 Development post or Band 6 OT depending on experience, offering excellent opportunities for professional growth and career progression.

We offer innovative ways of delivering OT within the NW sector. The post will include delivering both individual and group OT interventions offering a clear care pathway, these interventions include:

• Occupation Matters Programme - a 20 week group which utilises Lifestyle Redesign principles.
• Recovery through Occupation - a 6 week group which uses the Re-Motivation process to improve an individual's motivation and social skills.
• New Horizons - our occupational therapy led discharge pathway to support a smooth transition from secondary services
• Memory matters: group using cognitive rehabilitation principles for people with mild Dementia
• Individual occupational therapy
• Comprehensive occupational therapy assessments

We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our OT assessments and interventions, focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice.

The OT leadership team is committed to offering extensive, co-ordinated CPD programmes including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training and an annual conference.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions (group and individual) to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy.
• To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
• To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
• To contribute to occupational therapy student placements.
• To participate in service development and audits.
• To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.

About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details
Date posted: 25 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £33,677 to £50,387 a year
Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 325-8185538-COMM
Job locations: Unither House, Curfew Bell Road, Chertsey, KT16 9FG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please check job description and person specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC Registration
• Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent

Desirable

• Band 6 - Additionally Completion of Fieldwork educators' course

Experience
Essential

• Experience working with people with mental health and or Learning Disabilities (can be pre-qualification)
• Knowledge of occupational frames of reference and approaches
• Knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
• Knowledge of the impact of health and disability on occupational performance, participation and identity
• Interest and skills in specialist area

Desirable

• Band 6- Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• Band 6- Experience as a supervisor
• Band 6- Experience of group facilitation
• Band 6- Experience of supporting students on placement

Dricing Licence
Essential

• Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Unither House, Curfew Bell Road, Chertsey, KT16 9FG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Community Occupational Therapist, Christina Long, View email address on meeveem.com

We are an equal opportunities employer.