Community Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist (OT) with ambitions to develop your career?

Have you used/or are familiar with OT assessments such as the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST) and Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdT MoCA)?

Are you interested in Holistic approaches within the Mental Health Sector?

An opportunity has arisen to join the Waveney Community Therapies Service which provides community orientated, OT led therapy service to people aged 18 and over who are experiencing mental health problems.

The team provides a Monday - Friday service and offers a programme of foundation, focused and community-based group activities both outdoor and from community hubs. As well as, outreach and one to one assessments and interventions for service users under the care of a Secondary Care Adult Community Mental Health Services. Groups include OT led, psychologically and therapeutically informed work and Recovery Focused Community groups. The groups focus on community integration or re-integration as a part of a person's wishes in their recovery.

The team is looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our busy team of OT's, Peer Support Workers and Assistant Practitioners. You will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about OT and Community Mental Health with an interest in quality improvement for the person.

Main duties of the job

Here at the Waveney Community Therapy Team, we are on a journey of improvement, and this is an exciting opportunity to join us in delivering the best possible care for our local community.

You will need to be enthusiastic, conscientious and do everything you can to provide patient centred care. You will work to ensure that the service is delivered safely and effectively and people using it get the support they need in a timely, recovery focused manner. You will be compassionate, empathetic and sensitive in your approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging manner.

For newly qualified staff we offer a Trust wide preceptorship programme.Within this role you will need to be able to work independently and travel around the local area independently. You will be involved in all aspects of the OT pathway from assessment to intervention to discharge, working autonomously to provide a range of interventions both on a 1:1 basis and in group work. Within the role you will work closely with the wider Waveney Community Mental Health Team to support with assessment of OT needs and to provide advice and guidance where required.

Our primary focus is on collaborative working; placing great emphasis on the assessment/recovery focused model of care. Many aspects relating to service user Recovery is reflected within the assessment tools used, such as MOHOST, Dialog+/Safety Planning and SWEMWEBs, and the Trust's philosophy that underpins patient centred care.

About us

NSFT offer career developmental opportunities for all staff and promote collaborative working between Community, and Acute/Crisis Teams. The Trust is committed to utilising previous skills and experience, whilst ensuring that staff gain the community sector experience and the opportunity to work across community departments.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Waveney Community Therapies Team

Victoria House, 28 Alexandra Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1PH

Lowestoft

NR32 1PH

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Waveney Community Therapies Team

Victoria House, 28 Alexandra Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1PH

Lowestoft

NR32 1PH

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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