Job summary
We are recruiting for an Occupational Therapistwho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
We are seeking an energetic, highly motivated and experienced registered OT who has extensive learning disability experience to work within our Community Learning Disability Adult Service based on the IOW.
- To provide specialist services to adults with a learning disability in partnership with Service Users
- To manage a caseload of clients with a range of needs, using evidence based/person centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- To plan and organise complex activities and programmes
- To address occupational performance and skill deficits, in areas such as self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
- To prescribe and provision OT specialist services for those with multiple needs.
- To identify and evidence innovative service development opportunities participating in the delivery of the OT and Learning Disability development plans.
- To provide support to the OTA working within the team
For further information please contact David Sellers (Service lead) on david.sellers@nhs.net
Interviews are likely to be held week commencing 30th November but this is subject to change due to operational pressures.
Main duties of the job
This post requires a Clinical Specialist OT in the field of Learning Disabilities to support the inter-disciplinary Community Learning Disability Team in meeting the healthcare needs of people with learning disabilities on the Isle of Wight.
To provide specialist services to adults with a learning disability, through a process of Person-Centred Care, that is comprehensive and responsive to the needs of the individual and their family/carers. Identified needs will be assessed, treatment implemented and evaluated in partnership with Service Users as well as family/carers
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
About us
Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight healthcare services are evolving and transforming to meet the continuing care needs of our population. Now is a very exciting time to join Isle of Wight NHS Trust as we enter this period of change.
This year Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have strengthened our partnership and formed a group giving us an opportunity to work together to be innovative in improving patient care and outcomes as well as improving the experience and opportunities for our people across the two organisations.
We have also been working with other local NHS Trusts across our region to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - to be formed by April 2024.
People employed in our community, mental health and learning disability services by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust on 31 March 2024, will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) on 1 April 2024.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in OT.
- Relevant post graduate training for area of work.
- State registration with HPC
Desirable
- Further degree (Masters or equivalent).
- Leadership/ management training.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application current best practice in OT.
- Demonstration of understanding of the OT role in a range of learning disability service settings and in response to a variety of needs, including some which relate to significantly and unpredictable challenging behaviour or other complex healthcare needs (e.g., dual diagnosis, etc).
- Demonstration of specialist clinical assessment and client centred plans appropriate to need.
- Health, safety and risk awareness.
Desirable
- Knowledge of recruitment and selection procedures.
- Knowledge of working in a range of health/social care settings.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Complex physical skills required involving the manipulation of objects and people with narrow margins for error. E.g., manual handling.
- There is a requirement to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during the working day. E.g., moving & handling people with mechanical aids including hoists. Manoeuvring clients/patients into position for treatment and personal care purposes. Moving & handling heavy pieces of adaptive equipment.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Service/practice innovation.
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice.
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and set priorities.
- Effective leadership skills.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- The ability to analyse and resolve professional/ethical issues.
- Planning and decision-making skills.
- Team leadership including highly developed clinical skills within Learning Disability.
- Supervision of staff and students.
- Current clean driving licence, access to a car with business insurance
- Ability to work across sites.
Desirable
- Presentation and training skills
Communication Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate highly complex, delicate or personal information where there are issues of how and what to convey.
- Ability to utilise wide ranging methods of communication for those with a Learning Disability.
- Ability to communicate across teams providing timely, effective communication
- Ability to communicate effectively as part of inter/multidisciplinary team.
- Able to deal with complaints, verbal or written and collate information.
Desirable
- Able to communicate effectively on a strategic level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in OT.
- Relevant post graduate training for area of work.
- State registration with HPC
Desirable
- Further degree (Masters or equivalent).
- Leadership/ management training.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application current best practice in OT.
- Demonstration of understanding of the OT role in a range of learning disability service settings and in response to a variety of needs, including some which relate to significantly and unpredictable challenging behaviour or other complex healthcare needs (e.g., dual diagnosis, etc).
- Demonstration of specialist clinical assessment and client centred plans appropriate to need.
- Health, safety and risk awareness.
Desirable
- Knowledge of recruitment and selection procedures.
- Knowledge of working in a range of health/social care settings.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Complex physical skills required involving the manipulation of objects and people with narrow margins for error. E.g., manual handling.
- There is a requirement to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during the working day. E.g., moving & handling people with mechanical aids including hoists. Manoeuvring clients/patients into position for treatment and personal care purposes. Moving & handling heavy pieces of adaptive equipment.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Service/practice innovation.
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice.
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and set priorities.
- Effective leadership skills.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- The ability to analyse and resolve professional/ethical issues.
- Planning and decision-making skills.
- Team leadership including highly developed clinical skills within Learning Disability.
- Supervision of staff and students.
- Current clean driving licence, access to a car with business insurance
- Ability to work across sites.
Desirable
- Presentation and training skills
Communication Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate highly complex, delicate or personal information where there are issues of how and what to convey.
- Ability to utilise wide ranging methods of communication for those with a Learning Disability.
- Ability to communicate across teams providing timely, effective communication
- Ability to communicate effectively as part of inter/multidisciplinary team.
- Able to deal with complaints, verbal or written and collate information.
Desirable
- Able to communicate effectively on a strategic 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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
