Occupational Therapist

Job summary The Fens is a therapeutic, person-centred ward with a strong focus on hope, dignity, collaboration, meaningful occupation and safe progression towards community living. The ward achieved AIMS accreditation in May 2025, with reaccreditation due in February 2028. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a compassionate multidisciplinary team where Occupational Therapy is central to helping people rebuild daily living skills, confidence and independence. You will deliver a range of individual and group interventions, including ADL assessment, cooking, budgeting, shopping, public transport training, sensory work, gardening, walking groups, mindfulness, Recovery College links, volunteering and community-based graded exposure. We are looking for a reflective, compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who values co-production, trauma-informed care, least restrictive practice and positive risk taking. You will work alongside service users, carers, psychologists, nursing staff, social care, peer support workers and community teams to support recovery, relapse prevention and safe discharge planning. If you are passionate about occupational therapy and enabling people to live meaningful lives, we would love to hear from you. Main duties of the job You will have the opportunity to participate and maintain high quality care within the ward environment to work alongside service users to aid in their recovery and transition back to independence. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Psychologists, Doctors, Nurses, Social Worker and Physical Health Care Nurse. As part of your Occupational Therapy Team you will have and Occupational Therapy Assistant. About us Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this! We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more . Details Date posted 08 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 274-12193-OA Job locations The Fens, Discovery House Long Leys Road Lincoln LN1 1FS United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and