Occupational Therapist - Adult Community

Job summary

Are you ready for a change?Come and join our Erewash Living Well team!!!This is a new and exciting mental health offer for the people of Erewash, in line with the Community Mental Health Framework.You'll be working alongside experienced Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Peer Workers and Wellbeing Coaches and other 3rd sector agencies, in a multi-agency team, who offer short term interventions.You bring: compassion, innovation, fun, a caring attitude, a fierce desire to help people be their best selves, invaluable nursing skills and a strong sense to collaborate with people.We offer: the chance to work with amazing people from all organisations and walks of life, gain experience in community mental health, be part of a holistic mental health offer, ongoing regular supervision, innovative training and join a community network of highly motivated people.

The work will involve assessing and supporting adults with mental ill health who live within their local community. As such you will need to have the ability to travel across a the geographical area.

There is an expectation that you will be able to manage a diverse caseload,

The team is friendly, motivated and dynamic.

You will be encouraged to continue your professional development with the help of regular supervision and access to training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

If you want an amazing and exciting challenge, then come and join us and...

Provide OT assessments and interventions, both individually and in groups.

Show initiative, drive and ability to think creatively for solutions.

Provide a caring and compassionate service with clear boundaries and expectations.

Complete initial conversations to help people plan what they need.

Hold a case load of people with deteriorating/fluctuating mental health problems and work alongside them to help achieve their goals.

Discuss initial enquires with anyone in the system.

Be actively involved in developing and reviewing the service.

"Do" safeguarding - it's everybody's business.

Consider capacity and choice in every contact.

Attend Living Well Team meeting structure.

Be professionally and legally accountable under the HCPC code of professional practice.

Be a role model, offering mentoring and supervision to other staff and students.

We offer a variety of training opportunities within the team to support practitioners development.

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