• Job Description

  Req#: C9246-25-0671?language=en&page=661&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are delighted to be recruiting an Occupational Therapist within the Central Norfolk Youth Service for young people aged between 14-25 years old.

  We are looking for a professional with either a Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy qualification - who will provide mental health assessment and intervention to the people we support. It is a role that is about building relationships, inspiring others, and working as part of a vibrant and skilled team.

  If you're inspired to offer support through difficult times, and to help young people and families to thrive, then you may be the right person for our team.

  We are open to accommodate a variety of working patterns including part time applicants.

  Main duties of the job

  This is currently an exciting time for our team, as we develop our service to meet the needs of our young people in Norfolk.

  In our service we support young people (aged 14-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers.

  Whilst experience working with children and young people would make you perfectly suited to this role, we are really open to welcoming people from clinical backgrounds who have experience in other areas of mental health. We understand that you will be able to bring with you a wealth of skills and experience to the team and would welcome fresh ways of thinking.

  In this role you will be responsible for assessing the mental health of young people, and collaborating with them to plan their recovery. Going forwards this could involve providing interventions to the young people you support, or helping them to find other services inside and outside of our team.

  We will want to hear your voice throughout your work with us, so it's also crucial that you help us with developing our service by contributing to project groups, and by helping other members of the team to grow through supervision and peer-mentoring.

  About us

  Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

  Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

  Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

  Details

  Date posted

  29 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £31,049 to £37,796 a year Per Annum, pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

  Reference number

  246-CEN7190983

  Job locations

  80 St Stephens

  80 St Stephens Road

  Norwich

  NR1 3RE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council

  Experience

  Desirable

  • Working Clinically in a Mental Health Setting

  Skills

  Essential

  • Clinical Assessment
  • Crisis management
  • Commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.
  • Risk Assessment

  Desirable

  • Data inputting Basic skills for running therapeutic groups

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
  • Basic understanding of Community Care Act and Carers Act
  • Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group

  Desirable

  • Understanding of applications of brief therapies
  • Understanding of interface between primary and secondary care services
  • Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion

  other

  Essential

  • Able to travel independently

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council

  Experience

  Desirable

  • Working Clinically in a Mental Health Setting

  Skills

  Essential

  • Clinical Assessment
  • Crisis management
  • Commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.
  • Risk Assessment

  Desirable

  • Data inputting Basic skills for running therapeutic groups

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
  • Basic understanding of Community Care Act and Carers Act
  • Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group

  Desirable

  • Understanding of applications of brief therapies
  • Understanding of interface between primary and secondary care services
  • Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion

  other

  Essential

  • Able to travel independently

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  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

  Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

  Address

  80 St Stephens

  80 St Stephens Road

  Norwich

  NR1 3RE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

  Address

  80 St Stephens

  80 St Stephens Road

  Norwich

  NR1 3RE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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