Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and join our dynamic Occupational Therapy (OT) team in Elmbridge Neighbourhood mental health services. We offer innovative ways of delivering OT in Elmbridge. The post will include delivering both individual and group OT interventions offering a clear care pathway, these interventions include:

• Occupation Matters Programme - a 20 week group which utilises Lifestyle Redesign principles.
• Recovery through Occupation - a 6 week group which uses the Re-Motivation process to improve an individual's motivation and social skills.
• New Horizons - our occupational therapy led discharge pathway to support a smooth transition from secondary services
• Individual occupational therapy
• Comprehensive occupational therapy assessments
• Memorey matters: group using cognitive rehabilitation principles for people with mild Dementia

We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our OT assessments and interventions, focusing on embedding occupational science and neuroscience into our practice. The OT leadership team is committed to offering extensive, co-ordinated CPD programmes including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training and an annual conference. Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

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 us
Surrey 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!

Details
Date posted: 09 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: 325-7726613-COMM-A
Job locations: Joseph Palmer Centre, 319a Walton Road, West Molesey, KT8 2QG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification
Qualifications + Registration
Essential

• HCPC registration
• Occupational Therapy professional qualification

Desirable

• Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course

Experience
Essential

• Relevant post qualification clinical experience
• Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions

Desirable

• Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• Experience as a supervisor

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.

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: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Joseph Palmer Centre, 319a Walton Road, West Molesey, KT8 2QG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy, Heather Tucker, heather.tucker@sabp.nhs.uk

Supporting links (all open in new tabs)

• Our Values
• See our OTs talking about why they love working at SABP
• Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust website

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