North London NHS Foundation Trust

OLDER PEOPLE CMHT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
The closing date is 24 November 2026

Job summary
The post holder will be required to provide effective and timely care within a multidisciplinary team setting for the Older People Community Mental Health Team (OPCMHT) who present with both organic and functional mental health problems, their carers and families and others who are significant to the individual.

The post holder to demonstrate expert practise in the care of clients with mental health needs and maintain clinical expertise. taking responsibility for initiating risk assessment, mental capacity, best interest assessments, crisis planning, dialog plus and core assessment, ensuring the care and interventions provided within the ISS are evidence based and in accordance with NICE guidance.

Main duties of the job

• To have a good working knowledge of community resources for older adults with mental health needs and their carers to access, signpost, provide advice, education and support.
• Be responsible and accountable for the management of own caseload as directed by the OPCMHT manager.
• To be skilled in working with potential aggressive behaviour of clients in the community.
• To develop care plans in collaboration with the patient, carer, and other relevant person/agency.
• To provide skilled assessments of patients and carers emotional and psychological needs based upon the understanding, interpretation and integration of data given by the patient and other sources.
• To conduct ongoing assessments of the impact of prescribed psychotropic medication on individual patients both in terms of therapeutic and side effects.
• Maintain contact with service users on their caseload during periods of admission, including attendance at MDT meetings.
• Perform thorough physical health assessments, encompassing monitoring of vital signs, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar and other relevant indicators to ensure comprehensive health evaluation.
• To conduct comprehensive assessments of clients referred to the OPCMHT, focussing on occupational therapy equipment needs, telecare needs, including aids for the home use and mobility assessments including wheelchair assessments.

About us
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.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

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.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year Per annum including HCAS
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 455-NLFT-8339841
Job locations: OPCMHT, Emerald House Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield London EN2 8JL United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder post holder will be responsible implementing evidence-based specialist mental health assessments in accordance with departmental policies and procedures and provide a high standard of assessment and intervention to the patients and their carers within the OPCMHT who are presenting with functional and organic mental health problems.

Person Specification
Essential

• Working with Older Adults with chronic mental illness
• Previous experience of working in community mental health services.
• Familiar with duty system
• Understand duty management

Desirable

• Experience of coordination and overseeing referral management systems

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: OPCMHT, Emerald House Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield London EN2 8JL United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Community Service Manager, Sarah French, sarah.french33@nhs.net, 02087023576

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