Person Specification

Education/Qualification/training

Desirable

• GCSE
• NVQ and/or B-tech in Care related skills
• Qualification in relevant practical skills

Experience

Essential

• Some experience working with people who have experienced mental illness
• Using a range of practical and creative skills

Desirable

• Worked with an occupational therapy team or MDT
• Experience of CPD and role development activities

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Basic understanding of needs and concerns of service users who have mental illness
• Basic understanding of OT and ability to learn about the OT process
• Interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with service users who have complex needs.
• Organisational and time management skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate own time and plan tasks.
• Ability to contribute to and work within clinical risk assessment
• Ability to use own initiative and work alone at times
• Willing to take responsibility for administrative and departmental duties as necessary
• Willing to work as part of a team and share information

Other

Essential

• Physical skills required facilitating a wide range of activities, including using equipment as required
• Mental and emotional effort required to undertake concentration required for clinical consultations and interventions on both one-to-one and group basis.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle

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).

Closing Date: 09 November 2025

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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