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Are you caring, compassionate, motivated and interested in developing your career within the health service? Then this may be the opportunity for you! Join us at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT),train to become a qualified Occupational Therapist and gain a BSc degree in Occupational Therapy whilst you work.

The Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship programme combines clinical employment, work based learning, and academic learning. It is a fully funded route towards qualification as a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.

As an employee of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, you will demonstrate our values, and once you have completed all the requirements for registration as a qualified Occupational Therapist, you will be supported to apply for band 5 vacancies within the Trust.

You will be employed as an Apprentice Occupational Therapist at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and will work as part of a therapy team within a range of settings and be provided with dedicated time to study for a degree in Occupational Therapist. The apprenticeships will be aligned to the University of West England.

During the apprenticeship you will develop skills and knowledge that will allow you to work in today's dynamic and changing healthcare environment. Whilst you will be based in one specific team across our community and mental health services, your placements will provide a variety of learning environments both within Oxford Health and with external healthcare providers.

There is a requirement to travel to the university campus for academic study and classes and to be able to travel between sites both within Oxford Health and externally for placements, which may be out of county.

We are recruiting to a number of places and current have vacancies in the following teams:

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Community Teams(Marlborough and other sites across Wiltshire)

CAMHS help children and young people up to 18 who are finding it hard to cope with everyday life because of difficult feelings, behaviour or relationships. We work in a range of different ways to suit the needs of service users and their families. Some of the ways we work with service users include, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). Family Therapy and Psychotherapy.

Adult In-Patient Eating Disoder Service, Cotswold House,Marlborough

Our 12 bed inpatient unit provides a stepped model of care tailored to individual needs for adults with eating disorders who are often physically unwell. We have a multi-disciplinary team including nurses, occupational therapy, dietician and psychology.

We offer holistic care recognising the importance of supporting people to work towards recovery and whatever that means to them. Alongside the inpatient programme, we run an integrated day patient programme. We work with adults (over 18) and with young people who are approaching their 18th birthday.

Entry requirements

• Level 3 academic qualification i.e., AS/ A level, access to higher education diploma etc. BTEC Nationals, or Access course. Level 3 study must have been completed in the past five years and be accredited and completed. Please see infographic below for more details.
• Applicants will need to evidence Maths and English GCSE at Grade C (4), or equivalent (such as Functional Skills Level 2). This MUST be completed before enrolment. If applicants are unable to find their certificates, they will need to re-take these qualifications.
• International applicants will need to send in their certificates for checking. English must have been studied as a first language.

It is not possible for any apprentice to enrol onto this Occupational Therapy Course if they are undertaking any academic course at the beginning of the apprenticeship. All courses must be ended and the candidate must be unenrolled from any other courses the month before the beginning of the Apprenticeship.