Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Bristol
Kingswood,
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 aspractical 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 (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):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.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Details
Date posted
07 May 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-SGLOS023-0526
Job locations
Kingswood Civic Centre
High Street
Kingswood, Bristol
BS15 9AG
Closing Date for Applications: 21-05-2026
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
