Occupational Therapist (Community Mental Health) - Band 5
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
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Job overview
Occupational Therapist / Care Coordinator - Band 5
South Warwickshire Community Mental Health Team
Full time, permanent post
We have a vacancy for a motivated and creative Occupational Therapist to join our team. The team work with service users with service mental health conditions across the South Warwickshire area, and are based in Leamington Spa and Stratford Upon Avon.This is an exciting opportunity to bring creativity to a dynamic and forward thinking team. There is scope to do individual and group therapies for our large patient group.
We are going through a transformation change within our community services, meaning that we are able to broaden our offer of specialist interventions for those we serve.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work as part of a large multi-disciplinary team including other Occupational Therapists to deliver focussed interventions in the community. Our Occupational Therapists work alongside Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Support Workers as well as our admin team.An Occupational Therapy priority pathway exists within the team to identify individuals with Occupational needs.
You will carry a caseload, and your workload will be split between OT specific assessment time and some Care Co-ordination under the Care Programme Approach for individuals who present with moderate to severe occupational performance issues.
There will be an expectation to carry out some generic roles in the team such as duty work.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can work confidently on their own as well as supporting the team. Good communication and problem solving skills are essential, as well as knowledge and experience of working with mental illness and the challenges this brings in daily life.You also need to be a driver with access to a car that can be used for business purposes.
This role may have the potential expectation of supervising junior staff according to skills, knowledge and experience.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria- Diploma/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential criteria- Relevant clinical knowledge & applied skills
- ICT skills, & organisational skills
- Good written communication skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria- Experience gained on clinical placement during undergraduate training. (Notably in Community/ Rehabilitation / Intermediate Care / Care of the elderly)
OTHER
Essential criteria- car driver is essential and a valid UK driving licence as well as insurance for business use.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on the filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.
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