Job summaryWe are seeking a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our team at Long Fox Unit. The team is friendly and supportive; we are strongly committed to staff wellbeing, reflective practice and continuing professional development.
This post provides an opportunity to consolidate and further develop your clinical and leadership skills working as an inpatient specialist Occupational Therapist. You will work as part of the team, supporting junior staff and students, as well as taking on a caseload of complex service users. This post will see you working across our inpatient adult of working ages, and mental health rehabilitation ward. You will complete comprehensive OT assessments with a focus on developing and maintaining independence during admission to support and facilitate discharge planning.
The post holder will require excellent and adaptable communication skills and require a level of sensitivity and flexibility. You are required to manage a complex caseload and be able to priorities effectively to meet the demands of the service. The post holder will be required to take students from the surrounding universities and provide regular supervision and training to support staff.
Within the trust there are excellent training opportunities and CPD development and you will be provided with regular supervision within Trust guidance. We welcome all experienced OT's who have a keen interest in Mental Health to apply for the job role.
Main duties of the jobThe successful applicant will deliver specialist occupational therapy assessment at Long Fox Unit and Elmham Way.
You will work autonomously, be highly skilled in time management, prioritisation and risk assessment, and be able to manage a small caseload of individuals with complex needs. You will work closely with the MDT, providing the occupational perspective, to support service users on the ward. You will be skilled in delivering a range of group and individual person-centred interventions and will be responsible for delivering timely assessments to support safe and effective discharge planning.
Working as a specialist occupational therapist you will provide Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions within the inpatients wards at North Somerset. You will work with the band 7 Occupational Therapist and the wider OT team of registered OTS's and OT assistants to co-ordinate and support the day to day running of the service, you will supervise OT staff and be committed to supporting students.
You will be required to work within the hospital but also facilitate home assessments and community access visits. We believe that delivering person-focused care to helping our patients improve their mental health, recover independence and return to their community.
About usWe are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
DetailsDate posted: 06 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 342-NS037-0826
Job locations: Long Fox Unit, Grange Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 4TS, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and job specification further detailed information about the post.
Person SpecificationEssential and desireableEssential- HCPC registered
- Mental Health Experience
- Models (MOHO/MoCA)
- Day-to-day supervision of staff/students
Desirable- ACLs-6 experience
- Sensory experience
- Two years post qualifying experience
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Long Fox Unit, Grange Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 4TS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Lead Occupational Therapist for Long Fox Unit, Zoe Tippetts, zoe.tippetts@nhs.net, 01934836505
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.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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
