Job summary
GROUND BREAKING! SO EXCITING! WOW!
These are reactions to the fact that Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is setting up a regional Virtual Intensive Service for adults with severe eating disorders in the East of England.
And YOU can be part of it!
We are looking for a team which will provide virtual meal support and groups to people across the East of England region (Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire) to enable them to avoid specialist eating disorder hospital admission.
We want to expand the model trialled in Hertfordshire to the whole region, support the community teams from the six Trusts in the East of England Provider Collaborative, AND ensure it's researched robustly so that we can be sure it enables home based recovery, is useful for the service user and is cost effective.
If you would like to be a part of this exciting venture, are happy to work virtually (with team meetings in person in Hertfordshire once a month) and are either experienced at working with adults with an eating disorder or have strong transferable skills and a strong commitment to those with an eating disorder, then please apply! The posts are likely initially to be a one year contract but this will be extended if the project is successful or the post holders may have the option to continue in another role within HPFT.
If this new venture works, you will be breaking new ground in eating disorders treatment for adults!
Main duties of the job
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge? Would you like to be part of transforming services for adults with an eating disorder? We would love to hear from you if you have experience in working in this specialist field but also if you simply have excellent transferable skills and would relish a new challenge.This post will involve taking a lead in the virtual group programme for adults with a severe eating disorder - usually anorexia - who are at risk of needing admission to a specialist eating disorders unit. It will demand creativity and ingenuity as the service is virtual and you will also be required to inspire support and encourage the team to join you in delivering this programme.
There may also be a requirement to participate in the virtual meal support sessions as well as part of the team.
You will supervise the OT assistant and possibly other junior staff.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a creative and confident Occupational Therapist as your main duties will be to create and run the service's group programme ensuring it enhances and facilitates the recovery of the service users. The service will be a virtual provision so you will need to work creatively to facilitate groups online.
You will be a confident leader who is able to support and inspire the team members.
You will liaise with the community eating disorder services in the East of England when necessary for clinical management, you will help the team with meal support if necessary and you will supervise junior staff.
You will be managed and supervised by the Team Manager of the Virtual Intensive Team and will link with the relevant clinicians in the community teams. We will source Occupational Therapy supervision although this has not yet been set up. You will be expected to participate in or facilitate the research process in order that the model is evaluated, whilst ensuring the service users needs remain paramount.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a creative and confident Occupational Therapist as your main duties will be to create and run the service's group programme ensuring it enhances and facilitates the recovery of the service users. The service will be a virtual provision so you will need to work creatively to facilitate groups online.
You will be a confident leader who is able to support and inspire the team members.
You will liaise with the community eating disorder services in the East of England when necessary for clinical management, you will help the team with meal support if necessary and you will supervise junior staff.
You will be managed and supervised by the Team Manager of the Virtual Intensive Team and will link with the relevant clinicians in the community teams. We will source Occupational Therapy supervision although this has not yet been set up. You will be expected to participate in or facilitate the research process in order that the model is evaluated, whilst ensuring the service users needs remain paramount.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of clinical post registration training
- Competency in MS Teams
Desirable
- Membership of RCOT, including specialist section
- First line management training
- Solution Focussed Brief Therapy training
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training
- AMPS/ESI/SI training
- Training courses related to adults with eating disorders
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting/s at a B6 level
- Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
- Highly Specialist knowledge and experience of using and applying the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students
- Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
Desirable
- Highly desirable - experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings
- Involvement in recruiting staff
- Previous experience of working in an eating disorders setting
- Experience in research or audit
- Previous experience of having worked at Band 7 level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of clinical post registration training
- Competency in MS Teams
Desirable
- Membership of RCOT, including specialist section
- First line management training
- Solution Focussed Brief Therapy training
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training
- AMPS/ESI/SI training
- Training courses related to adults with eating disorders
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting/s at a B6 level
- Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
- Highly Specialist knowledge and experience of using and applying the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students
- Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
Desirable
- Highly desirable - experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings
- Involvement in recruiting staff
- Previous experience of working in an eating disorders setting
- Experience in research or audit
- Previous experience of having worked at Band 7 level
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
