Job summary
** We have a rare and exciting opportunity for the right professional to join our team **
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Holderness Community based Mental Health Team.
You will be working closely with colleagues to deliver evidence-based assessments and interventions.
There is professional and clinical leadership via the Advanced Lead OPMH OT as well as the wider service OT and AHP leadership structure. The service is growing and developing with enthusiastic and motivated staff with an emphasis on sharing skills and encouraging one another. We encourage opportunities for professional development and training with regular supervision and appraisal.
Main duties of the job
You will utilize your Occupational Therapy skills within the multidisciplinary team and develop collaborative working relationships with staff and service users. You will deliver evidence based Occupational therapy assessments and interventions to facilitate recovery and optimise functioning in all areas of daily living and leisure, within the most enabling environments. Service user/patient interventions take place in people's homes, community settings and in-patient areas. There will be opportunities to work with the team to build a service that enables service users to access many aspects of the communities they live in.
You will receive regular clinical/ professional supervision from the Advanced Occupational Therapist (Band 7) and have access to a monthly Continuous Professional Development (CPD) network. You will also support and contribute towards the Occupational Therapy service development within the team and wider Occupational Therapy service. Occupational Therapy is well established and valued within the team.
The successful candidate will support/develop junior members of the team and provide supervision/delegation of tasks.
You will also be responsible for a small caseload and have duty days to cover within your role.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service
- Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
- Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities
Desirable
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC professional registration
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
- Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable
- Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service
- Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
- Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities
Desirable
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC professional registration
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
- Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable
- Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
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).
