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Occupational Therapist - Adult Acute Mental Health InpatientsNHS

Doncaster, DN4 8QN Permanent £32,073 to £39,043
Posted 7 August 2026 Closing date 21 August 2026
Doncaster Rail Station (1.9 miles away) Trafford Way/X2 (1.9 miles away)

Job summary

We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to work on our inpatient mental health wards including PICU.

We have a team consisting of a AHP Lead, Clinical Lead who all work into the wards to provide evidence based high quality Occupational interventions.

The role of the ward OT is to assess occupational and vocational needs and provide occupational therapy interventions on an individual and / or group basis to service users with complex mental health needs in the inpatient wards.

To work flexibly across the adult mental health wards to provide Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to patients with a wide variety of mental health needs and social circumstances.

Main duties of the job

This job is for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, based in the Adult mental health inpatient wards in Doncaster. The post holder will be required to be flexible, be part of a 7-day rota. However, there are plans that may require a band 5 to work over seven days 8am - 8pm.

The role of the band 5 Occupational Therapist will be to assess, plan intervention and evaluation the treatment plans for a range of patients under the supervision of the band 6 Occupational Therapist. They will be required to work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team and lead and participate in service developments in the area that they are based in.

Job description

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

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