Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Occupational Therapist at the Robin Pinto Unit based in Luton with is a male low secure hospital. This position is for a senior clinician in Secure Mental Health Services which providing a range of specialist bio-psychosocial interventions and supporting carers and families.

Main duties of the job

• To assess patients admitted to the Secure Service wards.
• To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases.
• To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
• To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with patients and their carers.
• To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
• To undertake manual handling assessments ensuring other professionals and carers are aware of manual handling needs.
• To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower patients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
• To liaise with Social Services and Housing Organisations concerning provision of equipment and home adaptations.
• To manage a complex caseload.
• To apply a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of patients in individual or group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention, e.g. home visits.
• To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of patient care to assistants, junior staff, students, carers and statutory or non-statutory bodies.

About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Details
Date posted: 21 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 364-B-560
Closing date: 04 November 2026

Job responsibilities
Indirect Clinical Duties

• To attend clinical case discussions at meetings or ward rounds.
• To participate in clinical audit, research and evidence based practice.
• To establish and maintain a system of prioritisation based on clinical need.
• To undertake day to day work planning for small teams.
• To identify clinical service needs and initiate projects, which could be developed in order to meet challenges.
• To promote the roles and skills of Occupational Therapy to other professionals, students, patients and carers.
• To contribute constructively to the multi-disciplinary team working.
• To ensure time is managed effectively.

Profession Specific Duties

• To attend professional Occupational Therapy meetings as required.
• To attend appropriate training events as appropriate.
• To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio.
• To undertake annual appraisal.
• To contribute constructively to the supervision process.
• To provide supervision to junior staff and students.
• To occasionally represent the Occupational Therapy profession at service development forums.
• To comply with policies and agreed procedures for annual leave, sickness and time owing.
• To complete daily diary sheets for statistical purposes.
• To supervise a minimum of one student per year.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Additional relevant qualifications, e.g. counselling, CBT, etc.

Knowledge
Essential

• Advanced/working knowledge of pathology and occupation in its widest sense, e.g. Mental Health, musculoskeletal, neurological, sensory impairment, the impact of the aging process on function.
• Theories of group work.
• Risk assessment particularly in relation to home assessments.
• Supervision of staff

Desirable

• Specialist assessments
• MoCA

Skills & Experience
Essential

• Literate in IT/Computer Skills
• Utilisation of appropriate assessment techniques to assess individual's abilities in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities including mobility.
• Application of advanced/working knowledge in order to plan and achieve realistic outcomes for individuals and groups - physical and mental health.
• Group work programme planning skills.
• Critically reflect on and use evidence in order to develop best practice.

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ensures that the organisational values of open, compassionate and empowering are demonstrated by self and others every day
• Effective boundary setter.
• Interests separate from work
• Evidence of effective team player

Additional Qualities
Essential

• work/home life balance.
• A full valid driving licence and access to a car for business use.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. 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 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: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Robin Pinto, Calnwood Road, Luton, LU4 0FB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://eput.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
AHP Lead & Clinical Manager, Kelly Burgess, kelly.burgess@nhs.net

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