B6 Community Mental Health Occupational Therapist – East London

JustOT are recruiting for an experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join a specialist service supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, rough sleeping and housing instability.

The Role:

• Manage a caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental health needs.
• Complete specialist OT assessments covering occupational performance, ADLs, cognition, executive functioning, sensory needs and environmental barriers.
• Develop and deliver person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-focused OT interventions.
• Support independence, wellbeing, occupational participation and community integration.
• Consider the impact of mental illness, trauma, substance misuse, physical health and social exclusion on daily functioning.
• Work closely with the wider MDT and partner services.

Requirements:

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
• Significant experience working in community mental health.
• Experience managing a caseload of individuals with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Experience supporting people experiencing rough sleeping, homelessness or housing instability.
• RiO knowledge is essential.
• Strong assessment, intervention and MDT working skills.

If you're an experienced Band 6 Mental Health OT looking for your next locum opportunity in East London, get in touch with JustOT today.