Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

If you are a registered Occupational Therapist who is driven, passionate about working with people to help them live their best lives, and wants to work for a caring organisation, then this is the role for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Occupational Therapist to lead our OT team in recently established Community rehabilitation enhanced support team (CREST). The service employs an innovative model to provide rehabilitative care to people with complex and severe mental health issues. As such, this is in line with our programme of Community Mental Health Transformation aiming to transform and enhance the way we deliver our mental health services.

The role offers an opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, including supporting them to engage with activities of daily living, integrating within their local communities and allowing them to lead meaningful and more independent lives. The role offers team working, autonomy, variety and significant development opportunities, both in leadership and clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in our Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST). As this is a recently developed initiative this will initially involve some input into the development of the service, including feeding into processes and procedures, and supporting with the recruitment of staff to the service. OT specific developments will include ensuring the implementation of evidence based Occupational Therapy assessment tools and interventions.

On a day-to-day basis, the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will support patients through a needs-led, patient-centred approach to care. Each patient will have a bespoke care plan agreed at MDT, which the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will help agree and put into action. Close collaboration with the patients care coordinator is essential.

The role will include supporting patients with developing their skills and relationships to enable them to live healthy, fulfilling lives. Examples of activities that might be undertaken could include home visits, social visits, or helping patients to engage in community activities including sports and social events.

The Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will provide supervision and line management to junior members of the team, as well as deputising on occasion for the Service Lead.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

Date posted

29 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year per annum (inc. of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-MHS654-A

Job locations

London House

London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  • A registered Occupational Therapist with recognised degree-level qualification and HCPC registration.

  • Experience of working with patients with complex rehabilitative needs.

  • Kindness, empathy and passion for supporting people to live independent, fulfilling lives

  • Experience of using Occupational Therapy evidence-based assessments

  • Collaborative working with teams and services.

  • Experience of working with people who experience Complex Psychosis, or evidence of the willingness and ability to quickly develop and apply skills in this area of practice

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  • A registered Occupational Therapist with recognised degree-level qualification and HCPC registration.

  • Experience of working with patients with complex rehabilitative needs.

  • Kindness, empathy and passion for supporting people to live independent, fulfilling lives

  • Experience of using Occupational Therapy evidence-based assessments

  • Collaborative working with teams and services.

  • Experience of working with people who experience Complex Psychosis, or evidence of the willingness and ability to quickly develop and apply skills in this area of practice

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • BSc (Hons)/MSc in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to master's level
  • Member of the RCOT
  • Leadership training

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Willingness to undertake further training and development

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Post-qualification experience
  • Experience of clinical leadership
  • Experience of working with adults with mental health problems
  • Experience of individual and group Occupational Therapy interventions
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
  • Supervision/Management of junior staff

Desirable

  • Experience of leading a team or acting up in the leads absence

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Competent with IT skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Full UK driving license
  • The daily use of a car
  • Ability to travel to multiple sites efficiently
  • Able to commit to flexible working patterns, including out of hours working
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • BSc (Hons)/MSc in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to master's level
  • Member of the RCOT
  • Leadership training

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Willingness to undertake further training and development

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Post-qualification experience
  • Experience of clinical leadership
  • Experience of working with adults with mental health problems
  • Experience of individual and group Occupational Therapy interventions
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
  • Supervision/Management of junior staff

Desirable

  • Experience of leading a team or acting up in the leads absence

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Competent with IT skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Full UK driving license
  • The daily use of a car
  • Ability to travel to multiple sites efficiently
  • Able to commit to flexible working patterns, including out of hours working

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

London House

London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

London House

London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

CREST Service Lead

Victor Ovenseri

victor.ovenseri@berkshire.nhs.uk

07827252351

Date posted

29 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year per annum (inc. of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-MHS654-A

Job locations

London House

London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


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