Community Occupational Therapist

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have a wonderful opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join South and West Community Mental Health Team.

You will be joining a highly skilled team of Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Therapists, Support Workers and consultants in our integrated team, working with adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.

You will be encouraged to work both agilely and from the office base . We offer regular clinical supervision, caseload management and 1-1 support.

An interest and experience in working in mental health is ideal, however the right candidate will be given support and training to gain these skills.

Main duties of the job

The Band 5 Community Occupational Therapist will provide community-based care to clients with severe and enduring mental health needs who have been referred into the integrated Community Mental Health Team. They will work as an autonomous practitioner working under supervision of senior colleagues to manage and prioritise their own caseload and will act as a Care Co-ordinator for those with Occupational Therapy needs within the Care Programme Approach. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of Occupational Therapy needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic interventions for a defined caseload of people with mental health and/or social care needs.

The job purpose is to manage a case load with the support and supervision of a senior occupational therapist:

Utilising the evidence base and specialist occupational knowledge and skill
Prioritising own workload and managing time effectively
Contributing to team and service development
Being involved in supporting students and assistants with their development and learning
Adopting working hours in accordance with the team requirements

Closing Date: 22nd November 2023

Shortlisting Date: 23rd November 2023

Interview Date: TBC

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Date posted

08 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-23-5790400

Job locations

Fieldhead

10-16 St Martins Ave

Bradford

BD7 1LG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in occupational therapy
Registered (or pending registration) with the Health and Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential

Experience in area of Mental Health in practice.

Desirable

Experience of working in a Community Mental Health Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in occupational therapy
Registered (or pending registration) with the Health and Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential

Experience in area of Mental Health in practice.

Desirable

Experience of working in a Community Mental Health Team

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).