Occupational Therapist
Ipswich
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Permanent
£39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Oversee and deliver high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy for service users within LD CAMHS, including assessment and treatment planning.
- Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications along with excellent communication, teamwork, and clinical skills for effective patient care.
- Full-time position based in Ipswich with flexible working hours; offers a competitive salary and values diversity within the workforce.
Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to remain trained in physical intervention training, as required by your role.
Job overview
To oversee and deliver high quality evidence-based practice and embed the Occupational Therapy process within LD CAMHS.
Undertake occupation focused assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment for service users. Utilising additional assessments within the area of clinical specialism.
Contribute to and participate in multi-disciplinary team assessment and formulation. Providing specialist occupation-based advice and formulation.
Participate/lead on developments within the service by using outcome measures and engaging in Quality Improvement projects (both locally and Trust wide).
Monitor the practice of junior staff and learners, identifying any learning and development needs in respect of their clinical skills base.
Deputise for Therapy/Clinical Leads where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
- To embed the Occupational Therapy process into the clinical area.
- To screen or undertake a form of initial assessment of all/referred service users to determine whether Occupational Therapy input is required and prioritise referrals by need.
- To utilise both standardised and non-standardised assessments (as identified by the service and required by the Trust professional leads) to inform treatment. For example, Remotivation Process, functional, daily living or vocational assessments.
- To use outcome measures to demonstrate changes in a service users function and/or presentation as a minimum at start and end of intervention. For extended pieces of work the outcome measure should be completed more frequently which will be determined locally.
- To work collaboratively with service users to set treatment goals and document on the service users core care plan.
- Where appropriate, to undertake ADL assessments and home visits as part of the Occupational Therapy process.
- Undertake clinical risk assessment and management in relation to Occupational Therapy interventions and contribute to wider MDT risk assessment and management for complex cases.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qulification
Essential criteria
- BSc/MSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post graduate training courses
- Clinical supervisor course
Experiance
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience in mental health.
- Ability to work both independently and under supervision
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to deliver OT assessment and treatment with designated client group.
- Demonstrate leadership skills.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of principles and application of Clinical Governance.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to travel independently including to rural areas.
YOUR APPLICATION
We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.
PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be 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.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further details / informal visits contact
Ipswich
New Jobs
Permanent
£39,959 - £48,117 a year