Job summary
Are you a newly qualified or qualified Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our South East D2A Service. We are a passionate team who thrives to improve quality of health care.
Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.
Main duties of the job
- Working in a community setting across the Burntwood, Lichfield & Tamworth and East Staffs geographic.
- Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
- Care coordination of an identified caseload with access to regular and robust supervision.
- Delivering Occupational Therapy interventions within a community setting to support service users to remain at home for longer.
- Take responsibility for the management of a caseload, which includes specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans.
- Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
- Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- Deliver a range of non-pharmacological interventions following specific Occupational Therapy assessments to enable understanding of any expression of an unmet need and to maximise an individual's abilities.
About us
Working for MPFT
MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff.
By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
o putting people at the heart of what we doo empowering people to improve care and wellbeingo delivering better health, better care in partnership
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Discharge To Assess (D2A) Service. You will be covering the South East D2A Service for Burntwood, Lichfield & Tamworth or East Staffs. The geographic consists of 2 bases Merlin House, Tamworth and Edwin House, Burton-on-Trent, you will be based at either following expressions of interest.
We are a proud team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.
As a Registered Occupational Therapist you will be part of a specialist team that are on the frontline of supporting the NHS long-term plan of keeping people at home safer for longer, supporting their independence with highly skilled therapeutic interventions. D2A covers pathway 1 in the hospital discharge and community support documentation published by HM Government.
What's for you:
- An annual salary of up to £32,934 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
- 35 - 41 days annual leave including bank holidays(depending on length of service)
- Ongoing career development and training
- NHS Pension Scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
- Wellbeing support, such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year
- Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values
- Flexible working opportunities
Things that you will have:
- Registered Occupational Therapist
- Strong team-working skills
- A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
- A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
- A commitment to high-quality care and values and evidence-based practice
- Excellent teamwork skills, and professionalism
You will be working primarily between Monday and Friday within the hours-of-service delivery 08:00-17:00.
Access to a car during working hours is required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Discharge To Assess (D2A) Service. You will be covering the South East D2A Service for Burntwood, Lichfield & Tamworth or East Staffs. The geographic consists of 2 bases Merlin House, Tamworth and Edwin House, Burton-on-Trent, you will be based at either following expressions of interest.
We are a proud team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.
As a Registered Occupational Therapist you will be part of a specialist team that are on the frontline of supporting the NHS long-term plan of keeping people at home safer for longer, supporting their independence with highly skilled therapeutic interventions. D2A covers pathway 1 in the hospital discharge and community support documentation published by HM Government.
What's for you:
- An annual salary of up to £32,934 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
- 35 - 41 days annual leave including bank holidays(depending on length of service)
- Ongoing career development and training
- NHS Pension Scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
- Wellbeing support, such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year
- Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values
- Flexible working opportunities
Things that you will have:
- Registered Occupational Therapist
- Strong team-working skills
- A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
- A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
- A commitment to high-quality care and values and evidence-based practice
- Excellent teamwork skills, and professionalism
You will be working primarily between Monday and Friday within the hours-of-service delivery 08:00-17:00.
Access to a car during working hours is required.
Person Specification
qual
Essential
- Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health And Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
Experience
Essential
- Experience of formulating assessments, planning, co-ordinating and supporting adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly and away from main base of other OT staff/colleagues
Qualifications
Essential
- Health And Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team player, integrity, negotiation skills, good time management/organisation skills
- Access to suitably insured vehicle during working hours
Person Specification
qual
Essential
- Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health And Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
Experience
Essential
- Experience of formulating assessments, planning, co-ordinating and supporting adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly and away from main base of other OT staff/colleagues
Qualifications
Essential
- Health And Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team player, integrity, negotiation skills, good time management/organisation skills
- Access to suitably insured vehicle during working hours
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).
