• Job Description

  Req#: C9395-25-0747?language=en&page=445&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Senior Occupational Therapist

  Band 6

  Permanent Contract

  Mountnessing Court, Billericay

  Are you an experienced B5 Occupational Therapist, looking towards progressing into a substantive B6 Senior OT role with a diverseand dynamic team? Or are you a B6 Occupational Therapist looking to work with an established therapy team with aspirations toprogress? Then NELFT has the perfect opportunity for you at Thurrock Community Hospital and now would be the perfect period foryou to join our services to help shape the future.

  Main duties of the job

  Mountnessing Court at Billericay is a 22 bedded inpatient ward overlooking a central garden area with free parking facilities and situated in a pleasant local community close to local transport links.

  We provide rehabilitation to older adults improving service users' functional skills with their activities of daily living whilstpromoting independence.

  About us

  Starting with NELFT

  NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

  Probationary Period

  This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

  High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

  This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,258 to a maximum of £2,122 p.a. pro rata for part time).

  Details

  Date posted

  02 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year p.a. (plus HCAS) pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

  Reference number

  395-EB205-25

  Job locations

  Mountnessing Court

  240 Mountnessing Road

  Billericay, Essex

  CM12 0EH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you are progressive and innovative professional constantly striving to improve your clinical practice, this is the position for you.

  Successful candidate will be forward-thinking OT, who has sound decision making skills, effective clinical reasoning and wish to workas part of a supportive inpatient multidisciplinary team.

  Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

  Use of AIApplications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you are progressive and innovative professional constantly striving to improve your clinical practice, this is the position for you.

  Successful candidate will be forward-thinking OT, who has sound decision making skills, effective clinical reasoning and wish to workas part of a supportive inpatient multidisciplinary team.

  Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

  Use of AIApplications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

  Person Specification

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • An awareness of NHS priorities
  • Good awareness of NHS Forward Plan NSF and clinical governance priorities

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registered

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of CPD in Portfolio with recent learning relevant to clinical field.
  • Recent experience of working in the NHS as part of a multi-disciplinary team (2 years minimum)

  Person Specification

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • An awareness of NHS priorities
  • Good awareness of NHS Forward Plan NSF and clinical governance priorities

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registered

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of CPD in Portfolio with recent learning relevant to clinical field.
  • Recent experience of working in the NHS as part of a multi-disciplinary team (2 years minimum)

  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

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  Mountnessing Court

  240 Mountnessing Road

  Billericay, Essex

  CM12 0EH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  Mountnessing Court

  240 Mountnessing Road

  Billericay, Essex

  CM12 0EH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (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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