Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Bristol
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Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Bristol
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to work in a busy Recovery team in South Gloucestershire. This is a fixed term (9 months), part-time post based at Kingswood Civic Centre, Bristol. Salary range £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata. Closing date: 21 May 2026.
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Occupational Therapist to work in a busy Recovery team in South Gloucestershire. The role entails providing meaningful occupation interventions, running groups, being a key worker, carrying out assessments and some job retention work.
Main Duties of the Job
- To contribute to planning, delivery and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Interventions as a member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- To provide post discharge follow up for patients where an OT has already been doing specific work whilst in hospital e.g. to continue the assessment of function or specific interventions such as practical coping strategies, confidence building in re-establishing roles and routines liaising with other occupational therapists to ensure a smooth transition.
- To undertake specialist occupational therapy functional assessments in the home and community environment. Promoting engagement in local community, with supervision and advice from more senior OT's were necessary.
- To identify support mechanisms required for the service user to practically manage safely at home.
- To undertake specialist assessments of executive functioning i.e. cognitive ability to organise and manage occupational activities at home.
- To plan interventions that facilitate the service user's ability to meet their individual aspirations in self-care, leisure and productivity working collaboratively with them.
- To explore within a collaborative framework the therapeutic of use of time in relation to building on existing capacity and strengths.
- To provide psycho educational interventions for service users and carers (anxiety management, anger management etc) individually or in groups.
About Us
We are AWP ([Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Person Specification
Essential
- Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification
- Experience of working in mental health setting
Desirable
- Experience of running groups
- Experience of employment related support
Additional Information
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.