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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist (Rotational)

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Job summary

This is a great time to join Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as an Occupational Therapist!

We have lots of career development opportunities and we are expanding our workforce. Derbyshire is a great place to live and work!

We seek two Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join our rotation. We have current vacancies in our Paediatric Therapy team in Derby City and in the Derby City Adults of Working Age Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).

In the Paediatric Therapy team, you will be joining our 0-19 locality team covering Derby City and South Derbyshire.

This is a friendly supportive team comprising of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists who are based in the City at St Paul's House.

The rotational posts are for a 12-month period to enable you to complete your preceptorship if needed.

The other areas currently on the rotation are Older Adult Day Services, Low Secure Forensics and Acute Inpatient Adult Mental Health, which you would have the choice to rotate into after 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

  • Assess and treat children and young people with physical impairments which impact on their occupational performance.
  • See children in clinic, home or school settings as appropriate.
  • Travel across sites during the day, ideally a car user.
  • Cover the Derby City area based at St Andrew's House, in the CMHT.
  • Work with people to assess their occupational and functional needs, to provide therapeutic interventions that support the individual's recovery and are committed to delivering high quality, person-centred care as part of a friendly and supportive multi-agency team.
  • Facilitate group work, home assessments and 1:1 work, risk screening and safety planning, partnership working and Wellness and Recovery planning.
  • Assess and supporting adults with mental health conditions who live within their local community.
  • Have access to regular supervision, preceptorship support, CPD (Continuing Professional Development) activities, training, and be an important part of the wider OT workforce.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunities

Details

Date posted

28 July 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

383-ACA-2819-21-B

Job locations

Radbourne Unit, Ward 34

Uttoxter Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

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  • Provide OT assessment and intervention of the individuals occupational and functional needs. Interventions provided will be within the practitioners sphere of competency. The practitioner is expected to liaise with colleagues who may be more experienced within a particular field as and when required.
  • Manage a caseload, using OT evidence based, person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
  • Communicate with individuals with a range of needs and their support networks, to provide and receive complex, sensitive information to people, where there are barriers to understanding.
  • Assist in developing collaborative partnership working with other stakeholders as needed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account

  • Provide OT assessment and intervention of the individuals occupational and functional needs. Interventions provided will be within the practitioners sphere of competency. The practitioner is expected to liaise with colleagues who may be more experienced within a particular field as and when required.
  • Manage a caseload, using OT evidence based, person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
  • Communicate with individuals with a range of needs and their support networks, to provide and receive complex, sensitive information to people, where there are barriers to understanding.
  • Assist in developing collaborative partnership working with other stakeholders as needed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Registered HCPC

Desirable

  • Field work educators / APPLE or equivalent
  • Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health
  • Apply OT skills, eg Assessment, Setting clear goals, Facilitation of groups
  • Planning/organisational skills
  • Good communication skills

Knowledge / Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of clinical supervision
  • Experience of working to a recovery approach
  • Has an understanding of theoretical model - Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)
  • Experience of groupwork, planning and facilitation skills
  • Experience of working with key partners
  • Knowledge and understanding of the OT process
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Registered HCPC

Desirable

  • Field work educators / APPLE or equivalent
  • Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health
  • Apply OT skills, eg Assessment, Setting clear goals, Facilitation of groups
  • Planning/organisational skills
  • Good communication skills

Knowledge / Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of clinical supervision
  • Experience of working to a recovery approach
  • Has an understanding of theoretical model - Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)
  • Experience of groupwork, planning and facilitation skills
  • Experience of working with key partners
  • Knowledge and understanding of the OT process

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

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Radbourne Unit, Ward 34

Uttoxter Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Radbourne Unit, Ward 34

Uttoxter Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Occupational Therapy Lead

Fiona Rushbrook

fiona.rushbrook@nhs.net

07909921195

Details

Date posted

28 July 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

383-ACA-2819-21-B

Job locations

Radbourne Unit, Ward 34

Uttoxter Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


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