Thorpe House Specialist Adult Mental Health Unit

Lead Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 25 November 2026

Job summary

Overview:
Thorpe House is a small family run business comprising of a 26 bed residential home for adults with chronic and enduring mental health issues, generally with a long-term placement. Our values are: being person centred, recognising choice, dignity, respect, consent, and independence in a friendly supportive homely environment.

Main duties of the job
We are currently looking for a flexible, self-driven experienced Occupational Therapist with excellent time management skills to join our team. As an Occupational Therapist working at Thorpe House you will provide direct clinical care and our aim is to promote independence, maintain or improve skills in relation to activities of daily living and enable community integration. The successful candidate will plan and implement occupation focussed intervention for residents with chronic mental health issues whilst assessing risk and promoting positive risk taking.

About us
Included in the facilities at Thorpe House there is the main building where 17 of the residents reside. On the site there is also the barn and coach house which is similar to bedsit type accommodation but also includes a therapeutic kitchen and separate laundry room. There are 9 residents in this facility. Thorpe House is an innovative mental health unit which strives to develop and change with the ever changing health industry to provide the best care and maximise independence for all residents.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £41,791.81 to £43,499 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: L0065-26-0000
Job locations: Thorpe House Specialist Adult Mental Health Unit Ltd, 1 Thorpe House Court, Huddersfield, HD5 8FB, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties:

• To manage a defined caseload of clients, using evidence-based, strengths focused, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• To participate in the development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services within a designated team
• To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placement
• To provide leadership for junior staff including delivery of supervision to OT staff

Benefits to Employees:

• Provision of a thorough induction
• Annual training provided internally by Thorpe House that will contribute to professional development & revalidation requirements, staff paid for all hours spent attending training
• External training organised by Thorpe House is funded by Thorpe House
• NEST pension scheme with employer contributions
• Free parking available on site
• Regular supervision sessions and ongoing training
• 8 Weeks inclusive of Bank Holiday Entitlement
• Free Enhanced DBS (CRB) renewal every three years
• Staff break facilities provided on site
• HCPC Fee Reimbursement
• After successfully completing the 6 month probationary period, the candidate will be entitled to 9 weeks contractual sick pay in a 12 month rolling period, one financially assisted maternity leave and private healthcare

Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Essential experience:

• The postholder will be two years post qualifying
• Appropriate demonstrable post-registration experience, including experience within mental health services or a relevant clinical area
• Experience of assessing occupational needs and delivering individual and group occupational therapy interventions
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising with partner agencies
• Experience of supervising or supporting junior staff, students or support staff
• Experience of contributing to audit, service evaluation or quality improvement activity

Qualifications
Essential
Degree qualification in Occupational Therapy

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: Thorpe House Specialist Adult Mental Health Unit
Address: Thorpe House Specialist Adult Mental Health Unit Ltd, 1 Thorpe House Court, Huddersfield, HD5 8FB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.thorpe.house/about-us/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Admin Team, recruitment@thorpe.house, 01484300385

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