Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

Community Occupational Therapists - Band 6

2 Vacancies Due to the transformation of our Mental Health Services

Band 6 Community Occupational Therapists to join our lovely team within Mental Health Services for Older People, part of LPTs Directorate of Mental Health.

We are looking for people who share our passion for working with patients over the age of 65 with functional and/or organic mental health conditions.

We also work with patients under the age of 65 alongside our Young Onset Dementia Service to support their valuable diagnostic work. We work alongside our Multi-Disciplinary colleagues to build compassionate care and wellbeing for our patients. LPTs vision, mission and strategy is Together we Thrive and as an Occupational Therapy Team, this vision drives us to support our patients to thrive and achieve a sense of wellbeing.

Whilst we work closely with the MDT you are very much part of the wider Community Occupational Therapy Team too and our Service offers opportunities for induction and in-service training, and regular clinical and management supervision.

We are committed to evidence-based practice and use the MOHO Framework to inform assessment and intervention.

We also use other tools to support our interventions including ACDM, Talking Mats and Sensory Integration.

Main duties of the job

To work as a specialist clinician to utilise, develop and enhance Occupational Therapy clinical and professional skills within the Service to deliver high standards of practice.

To apply the Occupational Therapy process within a Multi-Disciplinary format providing specialist assessment and treatment in clinical care pathways.

To take a lead in developing the Service. This involves promoting high quality clinical practice and ensuring professional standards are maintained in the workplace.

To deliver a specialist Occupational Therapy Service to patients within a variety of settings, requiring flexibility/adaptability in recognising the complexity of these environments to maximise their abilities and opportunities for occupational wellbeing.

To conduct assessments, treatment planning, interventions, and evaluations.

To collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies.

To promote high-quality clinical practice and professional standards.

To demonstrate the Trusts values in everything you do in the work environment and live up to the LPT Pledge.

Main Responsibilities: Healthcare Delivery: Manage your caseload and prioritise clinical work. Work collaboratively with teams and agencies. Maintain accurate patient records and adhere to policies. Leadership & Communication: Communicate effectively with patients, families, and teams. Provide advice, training, and supervision to junior staff. Lead clinical case reviews and contribute to team development.

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 work.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8TB

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

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

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

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