Job Description

Band 6



Permanent Contract



Mountnessing Court, Billericay



Are you an experienced B5 Occupational Therapist, looking towards progressing into a substantive B6 Senior OT role with a diverse and dynamic team? Or are you a B6 Occupational Therapist looking to work with an established therapy team with aspirations to progress? Then NELFT has the perfect opportunity for you at Thurrock Community Hospital and now would be the perfect period for you to join our services to help shape the future.



Mountnessing Court at Billericay is a 22 bedded inpatient ward overlooking a central garden area with free parking facilities and situated in a pleasant local community close to local transport links.



We provide rehabilitation to older adults improving service users' functional skills with their activities of daily living whilst

promoting independence.



Our Values 2025 - 2030



Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

We are kind.

We are respectful.

We work together with our communities.



These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.



Starting with NELFT



NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.



Probationary Period



This post will be subject to a probationary period.



High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe



This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of 1,303 and a maximum payment of 2,198 per annum, pro rata for part time).



If you are progressive and innovative professional constantly striving to improve your clinical practice, this is the position for you.



Successful candidate will be forward-thinking OT, who has sound decision making skills, effective clinical reasoning and wish to work as part of a supportive inpatient multidisciplinary team.



Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.



We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.



Certificates of Sponsorship



Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.



Use of AI



Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.