Job summary
To lead the delivery of SFC Connect in Westminster, acting as a front door to wellbeing, physical activity, and community participation. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, holistic assessments and occupational formulations, enabling individuals to access the right opportunities at the right time. Through early intervention and system navigation, the Occupational Therapist will reduce escalation into higher-level services and support people to engage in meaningful, life-enhancing activity in their local communities.

The Westminster Connect Service is a high-impact, preventative model embedded within Everyone Active provision. It provides a brief, structured Occupational Therapy assessment, followed by co produced action planning and short-term enabling support, connecting individuals to appropriate physical activity, community, and wellbeing opportunities. The service bridges the gap between clinical systems and community provision, ensuring timely, personalised, and accessible support.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake comprehensive, holistic Occupational Therapy assessments, evaluating occupational performance, identity, routines, motivation and the impact of physical, psychological, cognitive, social and environmental factors on participation and wellbeing.
• Apply specialist clinical reasoning to assess risk, identify occupational needs, determine pathway suitability and make appropriate onward referrals. Develop person-centred occupational formulations, collaborative goals and evidence-informed intervention plans to address barriers, promote independence and improve functional participation.
• Deliver short-term therapeutic interventions incorporating activity-based approaches, graded engagement, behaviour change strategies, confidence building and self-management techniques. Utilise physical activity as a therapeutic intervention to enhance occupational performance, establish meaningful routines and support sustainable participation.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary professionals, primary care, social care and community partners to coordinate appropriate care, facilitate safe transitions and promote inclusive environments. Provide specialist clinical advice regarding complex needs, reasonable adjustments and accessibility.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, monitor outcomes and contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

About us
Sport for Confidence CIC is a community interest company dedicated to reducing health inequalities and improving access to sport and physical activity for individuals and communities experiencing barriers to participation.

The organisation integrates Occupational Therapy expertise with physical activity and lived experience to deliver inclusive, person-centred opportunities within leisure and community settings. This collaborative approach addresses physical, psychological, social and environmental barriers, enabling individuals to engage in meaningful activities that promote health, wellbeing and independence.

Working locally and nationally, Sport for Confidence supports individuals with diverse and complex needs, recognising the relationship between occupation, environment, participation and health. The organisation promotes empowerment, choice and belonging through accessible physical activity opportunities tailored to individual needs.

By embedding Occupational Therapists within non-traditional healthcare environments, Sport for Confidence promotes early intervention, prevention and recovery, addressing occupational deprivation and supporting individuals before needs escalate to specialist services.

The organisation works collaboratively with communities, healthcare providers and leisure services to improve accessibility, challenge inequalities and create sustainable opportunities for meaningful participation.

Details
Date posted: 14 October 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £32,100 to £40,800 a year FTE + 15% HCA
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number: B0429-26-0004

Job locations
Little Venice Sports Centre, 10 Crompton Street, Westminster, Essex, W2 1ND, United Kingdom
Queen Mother Sports Centre, 223 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1EL, United Kingdom
Moberly Sports Centre, 25 Chamberlayne Road, London, NW10 3NB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Clinical and Assessment Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic Occupational Therapy assessments exploring occupational history, identity and routines, motivation, confidence and readiness for change, physical, sensory, psychological, social and environmental barriers, individual strengths, resilience and support networks, and risk and suitability for the assessment pathway.
• Develop occupational formulations and action plans incorporating meaningful, person-centred goals, practical strategies to enable participation, recommendations for appropriate environments and activities, reasonable adjustments to support inclusion, and the use of physical activity as both a therapeutic approach and an outcome.
• Apply clinical reasoning to determine suitability for the assessment-only pathway, identify when onward referral to alternative services is required, maintain clinical integrity by ensuring individuals whose needs exceed the service model are appropriately signposted or referred, and work collaboratively with Everyone Active to identify suitable provision.

Navigation and Enabling Responsibilities

• Provide short-term enabling support including confidence building and behaviour change strategies, establishing routines and developing self-management approaches, and preparing individuals to engage in community and leisure environments.
• Connect individuals with Everyone Active provision, local physical activity programmes (e.g. PARS and walking groups), community and voluntary sector services, and wider health and wellbeing support.
• Support safe and sustainable participation by providing guidance to Everyone Active to ensure safe, inclusive and appropriate engagement, and supporting individuals to transition into sustainable, independent participation.

System and Partnership Responsibilities

• Act as a key system connector, developing relationships between leisure providers, Adult Health and Social Care services, Primary Care and GP practices, community and voluntary sector organisations, Active Partnerships, and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and local alliances.
• Promote inclusive and accessible services by supporting the development of inclusive, accessible and trauma-informed environments, providing specialist advice on accessibility and reasonable adjustments, advising on approaches to supporting individuals with complex needs, and promoting inclusive, person-centred practice across partner organisations.

Outcome Measurement and Evaluation

• Capture and record outcomes to support service evaluation and impact measurement, and ensure individuals complete appropriate outcome measures where required.
• Contribute to demonstrating service impact through improved health and wellbeing, increased participation in meaningful activities, and reduced demand on specialist services.

Non-Clinical Duties

• Promote the service across Westminster through networking, partnership working and community engagement, and support awareness and understanding of the Occupational Therapy role.
• Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality records in accordance with professional standards, participate in audits, data collection and research activities, and contribute to service development and continuous quality improvement.
• Support reporting requirements and performance monitoring, build and maintain positive working relationships with Everyone Active, leisure providers and the local authority, identify potential funding opportunities and complete funding applications where appropriate, and provide supervision to others where relevant.

Professional Duties

• Maintain HCPC registration and adhere to the RCOT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
• Engage in regular clinical supervision and reflective practice, utilise Heidi Health to support clinical documentation and note writing, and maintain an up-to-date Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio.
• Attend relevant training and professional development opportunities, and support the upskilling of sports coaches to develop their understanding of the therapeutic value of physical activity.

Additional Responsibilities

• Complete all mandatory training requirements, remain up to date with organisational policies, procedures and guidelines, and maintain an accurate and up-to-date Outlook calendar.
• Provide service cover when required, and participate in the employee appraisal process.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Occupational Therapist, degree, or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Minimum experience of 1 years as an Occupational Therapist
• Registered HCPC
• Evidence of continuing CPD

Desirable

• RCOT membership
• Experience working in an assessment led service
• Focuses on early intervention and prevention
• Understands navigation, connection and enablement
• Operates well across different sectors health, social, leisure and voluntary

Experience
Essential

• Able to manage a complex caseload
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• In depth knowledge of working with people with a disability and long term health conditions.
• Knowledge of health inequalities locally and nationally
• Ability to assess clinical situations effectively and use own initiative
• Ability to communicate with varying stakeholders participants, carers, statutory services, voluntary sector etc.
• A great communicator and individual that matches our values.
• Passionate, enthusiastic and innovative!
• Ability to travel to multiple locations as and when required
• Ability to work with autonomy and build meaningful relationships with commissioners
• Dynamic and brave!

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.

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

Employer details
Sport for Confidence, Little Venice Sports Centre, 10 Crompton Street, Westminster, Essex, W2 1ND, United Kingdom. Website: https://www.sportforconfidence.com/

For questions about the job, contact:
Co-CEO Jake Turner, jake@sportforconfidence.com, 07566200070

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