Band 5 Occupational Therapist- Learning Disabilities

Job summary

A rare and excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join an established, motivated and forward thinking Adult Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapy Service.This post is for 30 hours a week (0.8 WTE).

An Occupational Therapist is required to work within the Community Learning Disability Team, providing proactive support to individuals with Learning Disabilities and additional health needs.

This post will offer you the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team approach, in a variety of settings within the community, providing specific healthcare interventions.

Essential for this post is effective communication and organizational skills; we would welcome applications from candidates who demonstrate confidence, self-awareness and an enthusiasm to work with this client group.

Opportunities for personal and professional development exist through supervision, support, sharing of best practice and continuing professional development.

We have flexible working opportunities available and we offer preceptorship programme where applicable.

Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this post

Contact Details: If you would like to learn more about the role please do contact Sarah Worthington OT Clinical Professional Lead- Sarah.worthington8@nhs.net or call 07918976214.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out the Occupational Therapy Process (information gathering, assessment, treatment planning, intervention, evaluation and discharge planning) as appropriate working with a person centred approach.
• To work flexibly within the multidisciplinary team providing a holistic approach to meet the needs of the patient and service.
• To offer education, advice and training to informal and formal carers to best support the patients safety.
• Ensure patient information is collated, monitored and fully accurate, maintaining complete and contemporaneous records in line with HCPC/professional bodies and Trust standards.
• The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, regarding clinical work, and with other professionals from within the appropriate MDT and outside agencies as appropriate.
• Knowledge of professional standards of practice, code of professional conduct and ethics.
• Record keeping and report writing skills.
• Previous experience of working with the patient group.

For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. 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 serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. 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 can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Winstanley Drive Health Centre

Winstanley Drive

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 1PB

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Winstanley Drive Health Centre

Winstanley Drive

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 1PB

Employer's website

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

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