Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you B6 Occupational Therapist who wants to develop their skills and experience working with people with Complex Psychosis in the Norwich, North and South Norfolk area? Are you passionate about teamwork and making a positive difference in people's lives? We'd love for you to join us working in our new Rehabilitation for Complex Psychosis community mental health team based at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich.

The fast growing team has a Consultant Psychiatrist, AHP lead, Lead Psychologist, Community mental health nurses, Occupational Therapists, CGL Senior Recovery workers, NCC Social workers. We look forward to a dedicated Occupational Therapist joining our friendly and creative team, please contact us to discuss our progress and your potential place with us.

The team has been developed as part of the local community transformation programme and is focussed on improving the lives of adults with complex enduring psychosis with the aim of ensuring people can have rehabilitation when and where they need it.

Main duties of the job

You will be working alongside our AHP Lead in a multi disciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Community Mental Health Nurses, Peer Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, CGL and Social Workers.

You will drive the Occupational Therapy element of the rehabilitation pathway. Your role will involve providing comprehensive OT assessment and formulation to deliver specific OT interventions across the service user cohort, in collaboration with the MDT.

Supervision, professional development and staff welfare are important to the service and time and support will be available to engage in all these important roles. Our post holder would be able to attend any meetings and training in order to strengthen their understanding of Occupational Therapy and to maintain their evidence-based practice and CPD hours. A variety of CPD opportunities can be explored depending on your career pathway. The wider trust has a range of AHP networks which will support you in developing your Occupational Therapy skills, for example training in assessment tools and taking part in workstreams to further enhance AHP services.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

The Conifers, Hellesdon Hospital

Hellesdon Hospital, Drayton High Road, Hellesdon, Norwich. NR6 5BE

Norwich

NR5 6BE

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

The Conifers, Hellesdon Hospital

Hellesdon Hospital, Drayton High Road, Hellesdon, Norwich. NR6 5BE

Norwich

NR5 6BE

Employer's website

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

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