Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

Are you looking to start your Occupational Therapy career in a recovery oriented, occupation-focused, supportive multidisciplinary service?

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist to work at The Chichester Centre, providing inpatient mental health care and treatment in conditions of low security. The service is dynamic, forward-thinking, and always looking for ways to improve. We are a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services and actively engage in the Peer Review cycle.

The service offers a variety of opportunities to practice, develop and extend your core Occupational Therapy skills within a regional, specialist service. The Occupational Therapist role includes providing and supporting individual work as well as focused group work. You will be supported by experienced senior occupational therapy staff and the close multidisciplinary team.

We offer a commitment to staff support, including regular supervision and established preceptorship programme; an opportunity to gain specialist experience in forensic practice; encouragement and support to undertake training and professional development, and opportunities to be involved with research.

Informal chats and visits are warmly welcomed.

Main duties of the job

To manage a caseload of clients with the regular support and supervision of a professional supervisor, using evidence based/ client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To provide Occupational Therapy interventions as part of a multidisciplinary approach to meeting the health and social care needs of people who use our services.

To contribute to and facilitate Occupational Therapy interventions including individual and group work within the centre and accessing community resources.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

About us

The Chichester Centre is a 3-ward (49 bed) unit on the Graylingwell site. There is a full multidisciplinary team for each ward, comprising medical, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology and social work colleagues, as well as a drama therapist and the Peer Support Worker who work across the centre.The centre is a friendly work environment, and is located near a park and with easy access to shops. The centre is walking distance to Chichester centre, and also offers convenient access to local walks as well as the beach.

Chichester itself is a cathedral city and the county town of West Sussex. It is ideally located between the South Downs National Park and the beaches of the south coast, whilst having good road and rail links to larger cities of Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton and London.

Date posted

07 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-FH-20368-B

Job locations

The Chichester Centre

Graylingwell Drive

Chichester

PO196GS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification document for the full roles and responsibilities of the post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification document for the full roles and responsibilities of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
Experience working as part of a team
Experience running groups/activities
Experience of being supervised

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
Experience working as part of a team
Experience running groups/activities
Experience of being supervised

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).