Job summary
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery service (SRRS) are looking to recruit a full time band 5 Occupational Therapist.
The Suffolk Rehab service is a community inpatient rehabilitation service supporting those with severe and enduring mental illness.
Working with the senior Occupational Therapist, you will provide assessment and interventions either 1-1 or group based and also help to link service users into local community resources.
The wider team is made up of a Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Doctors, Nurses and Rehabilitation workers. SRRS is a 10 bedded, mixed gender ward in Ipswich.
This is an exciting time for the recovery pathway, as it is expanded to include a new community rehab team that will work in collaboration with the inpatient team. Occupational therapy is central in the rehabilitation approach so you will benefit from having links with the OTs within the community team.
Main duties of the job
As Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for:
Assessment of Activities of Daily Living
Report writing
Occupational Formulation
Planning and carrying out interventions
Contributing to care planning and risk assessment
Oversee the process and implementation of service user meal preparation
Group facilitation
Promoting recovery approach within the wider MDT
Support discharge planning, working with community teams
Provide outreach visits where indicated as part of the discharge process
Helping to oversee the ward timetable and also taking a lead in creating individual weekly planners based on level of functioning and goals.
Attending reviews and professionals meetings
Establishing and maintaining links with community services
Supervision of band 3 and band 4 staff
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits included in this role:
- Generous NHS pension
- Comprehensive in house and external training programmes
- Career progression
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum, plus paid bank holidays.
- Access to a variety of discounts for restaurants & shops via the 'Blue Light Card'
- Lease car schemes
- Discounted gym membership
- Free parking
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits included in this role:
- Generous NHS pension
- Comprehensive in house and external training programmes
- Career progression
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum, plus paid bank holidays.
- Access to a variety of discounts for restaurants & shops via the 'Blue Light Card'
- Lease car schemes
- Discounted gym membership
- Free parking
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
Experience
Desirable
- experience working in a mental health setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
- Basic understanding of Community Care Act and Carers Act
- Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
Desirable
- Understanding of applications of brief therapies
- Understanding of interface between primary and secondary care services
- Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion
Skills
Essential
- Risk Assessment
- Familiarity with standard ICT
- Accurate Clinical Assessment
Desirable
- basic skills for running therapeutic groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
Experience
Desirable
- experience working in a mental health setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
- Basic understanding of Community Care Act and Carers Act
- Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
Desirable
- Understanding of applications of brief therapies
- Understanding of interface between primary and secondary care services
- Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion
Skills
Essential
- Risk Assessment
- Familiarity with standard ICT
- Accurate Clinical Assessment
Desirable
- basic skills for running therapeutic groups
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
