Job summary

Are you looking to start or develop your career in Mental Health Occupational Therapy?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team within our female Older People's Mental Health Inpatient Ward.

This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or developing Occupational Therapist to gain specialist experience supporting older adults experiencing a range of mental health needs, including dementia, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and complex physical health conditions.

You will work as part of a supportive and skilled multidisciplinary team that values occupation-focused practice, recovery, person-centred care, and the promotion of independence and wellbeing.

You will join a warm, skilled and supportive Occupational Therapy team consisting of Band 6 and Band 5 OTs, dedicated Occupational Therapy Assistants and Activity Coordinators. Occupational Therapy is highly valued within our service and plays a central role in recovery-focused and strengths-based care.

You will benefit from:

• Regular, high-quality clinical supervision
• Bi-monthly OT Forums that promote shared learning and peer support
• Ongoing guidance from a Specialist Practice Development Occupational Therapist, particularly around leadership and service development
• Access to trust wide OT forums twice a year
• We also offer a robust preceptorship for newly qualified occupational therapists.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will provide assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for older adults admitted to the ward. You will work collaboratively with patients, carers, and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality occupational therapy services that enhance engagement in meaningful activities and support recovery.

Under the supervision of senior occupational therapists, you will:

• Undertake occupational therapy assessments using a person-centred approach.
• Develop and implement individualised intervention plans.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups and one-to-one interventions.
• Support individuals to maintain and develop skills for daily living.
• Contribute to risk assessment and management plans.
• Participate in discharge planning.
• Work closely with families, carers, and community services.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
• Contribute to service development, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.