Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative and expanding Adult Eating Disorders Service (AEDS) as an Occupational Therapist within a specialist multidisciplinary team.
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate clinician to deliver high-quality, evidence-based assessment, intervention and consultation for adults experiencing eating disorders. This is an exciting time to join the service as our Occupational Therapy pathway continues to evolve, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to service development, innovation and quality improvement alongside our Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist.
Our Occupational Therapy practice is underpinned by the
Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), providing a strong occupation-focused framework for assessment, intervention and clinical reasoning. We are also strengthening the integration of occupational science, neuroscience and evidence-based practice to ensure contemporary, recovery-focused care.
As part of a supportive Occupational Therapy leadership structure, you will benefit from regular professional and clinical supervision, access to specialist eating disorder training, professional development opportunities, communities of practice, leadership and quality improvement initiatives, and profession-specific CPD events. You will also have opportunities to contribute to service development, research and innovation.
Main duties of the jobThis role is ideal for an Occupational Therapist who is passionate about enabling people to reconnect with meaningful occupations, supporting recovery, and developing specialist skills within eating disorders. If you are looking for a role where you can make a meaningful difference while helping shape the future delivery of Occupational Therapy within an ambitious and evolving service, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:
- To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
- 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 provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate)
- To provide occupational therapy student placements.
- To contribute to service development and audits.
- To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.
About usSurrey 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.Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.We look forward to receiving your application!
DetailsDate posted: 28 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year
Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 325-8186818-CYPS-A
Job locations: Farnham Road Hospital, Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 7LX, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesPlease check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
Person SpecificationQualifications + RegistrationEssential- HCPC registration
- Occupational Therapy professional qualification
Desirable- Fieldwork Educators' Course (Band 6)
ExperienceEssential- Experience working with people with mental health and or Learning Disabilities
- Knowledge of occupational frames of reference and approaches
- Knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
Desirable- 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 (Band 6)
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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Farnham Road Hospital, Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 7LX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, Tiffany O'Neill, Tiffany.O'Neill@sabp.nhs.uk
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. 
