Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Community Hospital

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Job summary

New opportunities across Leicestershire for Band 5 Occupational Therapists.

Due to an increase in funding and our bed base increasing we are looking for additional Occupational Therapists who would like to develop their skills within physical rehabilitation and medical step down inpatient services. We are looking for people who possess a professional approach, good communication and problem-solving skills, and have a positive approach to multidisciplinary team working and person-centred care.

We currently have posts available within various inpatient settings across Leicestershire. These include Coalville Community Hospital, Loughborough Community Hospital, St Luke's Hospital Market Harborough, Evington Centre in Leicester City and Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital.

You will develop skills that will support your growth as a clinician and enable you to widen your scope of practice whilst working under the guidance of a supportive and knowledgeable multi-professional team with senior Occupational Therapists also on site.

Within LPT we have a year long preceptorship programme to support you. We also have lots of exciting opportunities to support your own research projects and Quality Improvement projects.

Please note, we will close the advert when we have received sufficient applications, so please get your application in as soon as possible.

Free parking is available on all sites.

The Trust encourages a healthy work life balance & flexible working opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

These posts would give you the opportunity to gain a variety of clinical skills in physical rehabilitation and community settings and is an excellent setting to build your skills and knowledge to support the rest of your career.

In the inpatient setting you will be supporting the discharge of patients and flow within the system and using your Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge to improve the outcomes for our patients. The successful post holder will be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team and will be joining established, supportive and welcoming teams of occupational therapists.

If you are newly qualified member of staff, an international recruit or returning to practice we provide a year long structured AHP Preceptorship programme alongside regular supervision and appraisal as well as opportunities to attend in-service training.

Posts are currently Monday - Friday.

If you are want to have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of patients within Leicestershire then we would love to hear from you. This is an exciting time to join us in inpatient therapy with lots of developments and changes to support our patients and their hospital experience, so if you interested please apply or give us a call for further information.

If you have any questions or wish to find out more details, please contact: Claire Turvey, Professional Lead Occupational Therapist, Community Health Services at claire.turvey3@nhs.net

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Details

Date posted

22 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0787

Job locations

Coalville Community Hospital

Broom Leys Road

Coalville

Leicestershire

LE67 4DE


Loughborough Hospital

Hospital Way

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 5JY


St. Lukes Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN


Evington Centre

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE5 4QG


Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3DA


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy or final year student about to qualify.
  • Registration with the Health Care Professionals Council or pending qualification.

Standard Requirements

Essential

  • Evidence of understanding the principles of equality and diversity.
  • Evidence of understanding the principles of confidentiality and data protection.
  • Evidence of understanding the needs of service users of the Trust.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate the ability to be resourceful and able to use your own initiative as well as being able to work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, carers and outside agencies.
  • Evidence of record keeping and report writing skills.
  • Evidence of on-going professional development.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with a relevant patient group.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy or final year student about to qualify.
  • Registration with the Health Care Professionals Council or pending qualification.

Standard Requirements

Essential

  • Evidence of understanding the principles of equality and diversity.
  • Evidence of understanding the principles of confidentiality and data protection.
  • Evidence of understanding the needs of service users of the Trust.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate the ability to be resourceful and able to use your own initiative as well as being able to work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, carers and outside agencies.
  • Evidence of record keeping and report writing skills.
  • Evidence of on-going professional development.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with a relevant patient group.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Coalville Community Hospital

Broom Leys Road

Coalville

Leicestershire

LE67 4DE


Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Coalville Community Hospital

Broom Leys Road

Coalville

Leicestershire

LE67 4DE


Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Lead Occupational Therapist

Claire Turvey

claire.turvey3@nhs.net

07825720543

Details

Date posted

22 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0787

Job locations

Coalville Community Hospital

Broom Leys Road

Coalville

Leicestershire

LE67 4DE


Loughborough Hospital

Hospital Way

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 5JY


St. Lukes Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN


Evington Centre

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE5 4QG


Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3DA


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