Senior Occupational Therapist

**Job Summary**

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and compassionate OT to work within our team at The Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental Health.!

The Band 7 Senior Occupational Therapist at the Coborn Centre provides specialist clinical leadership in the assessment and intervention of young people admitted to the PICU wards (Galaxy and Pluto), applying a Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)-informed approach to understand the impact of mental health difficulties on volition, habituation, performance capacity, and participation in meaningful daily activities. The post holder manages a complex caseload of young people presenting with significant emotional, behavioural, sensory, and functional needs, contributing to multidisciplinary formulation and the development of occupation-focused care plans that support engagement in self-care, structured routines, education, and social participation. The role includes provision of supervision and clinical support to junior OT staff and OT Assistants, ensuring the safe delivery of evidence-based interventions that promote recovery, functional independence, and readiness for transition from PICU environments. Through this, the Band 7 OT plays a key role in maintaining care quality, supporting patient flow, and improving participation-focused outcomes for some of the most acutely unwell young people within the service.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for young people admitted to the PICU wards (Galaxy and Pluto), presenting with complex mental health needs and significant functional impairment impacting participation in daily living activities.
• To apply occupation-focused and MOHO-informed clinical reasoning to assess volition, habituation, performance capacity, and environmental influences, informing multidisciplinary formulation and care planning.
• To manage a complex clinical caseload, delivering evidence-based individual and group interventions that support engagement in self-care, structured routines, education, leisure, and social participation.
• To contribute to multidisciplinary risk assessment and management processes, supporting safe care planning and promoting functional recovery within a high-acuity inpatient setting.
• To lead on the development, implementation, and review of occupation-focused care plans to support recovery, independence, and readiness for transition from PICU to less restrictive environments

**About Us**

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

13 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-SS7829773

Job locations

The Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental health

Glen Road, Cherry Tree Way

Plaistow

E13 8SP

**Job Description**

Job responsibilities

• To lead on the development, implementation, and review of occupation-focused care plans to support recovery, independence, and readiness for transition from PICU to less restrictive environment

Please see full job decription and person specification for more information.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• To lead on the development, implementation, and review of occupation-focused care plans to support recovery, independence, and readiness for transition from PICU to less restrictive environment

Please see full job decription and person specification for more information.

Person Specification

**Essential**

Essential

• Experience in group work

Proof of qualilfications

**Essential**

• 2 years of experience as a band 6

Desirable

• Experience with working within children and young people services

**Essential**

• Previous experience as an OT in a similar role

**Essential**

• Ability to reflect and learn

Desirable

• Ability to contain and lead in crisis

Person Specification

**Essential**

• Ability to reflect and learn

Desirable

• Ability to contain and lead in crisis

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

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental health

Glen Road, Cherry Tree Way

Plaistow

E13 8SP

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental health

Glen Road, Cherry Tree Way

Plaistow

E13 8SP

Employer's website

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

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