Occupational Therapist
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.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
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.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together?If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our team at Great Yarmouth Acute Services, Northgate Hospital. The successful candidate will be working in a team and will be given the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills within acute mental health by working with a Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT).
The successful candidate will work within the OT team in an acute setting. They will be required to supervise and support 2 other staff members, an activity coordinator and an OT assistant, to implement person centred OT interventions and promote the OT profession within this setting.The successful candidate will work under the supervision and guidance of an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist in order to refine their skills and develop within this role.
You will have the opportunity to develop strong therapeutic relationships with our service users during their admission to hospital which will support your professional approach and guide your assessments and interventions in order to make admissions meaningful and purposeful.You will be given the opportunity to network and develop professional relationships with community teams and professionals to promote the recovery and discharge of our service users. You will also liaise with third sector services within the local community in order to signpost and engage our service users in meaningful activities to promote their recovery when leaving hospital.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to take a clinical role in the OT assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of services for clients.Contribute to and participate in multi-disciplinary team assessments.
Be involved in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of person-centred care planning and person-centred formulations.
Provide a first line response to referrals, providing where necessary a health and social care needs assessment or meeting the needs already identified in a health and social care needs assessment.
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
We would like to employ a compassionate, proactive, adaptable and resilient Occupational Therapist who demonstrates, leadership and initiative within their role.
The successful candidate will be given the opportunity and time to engage in their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) by identifying areas in their profession that they would like to develop and being able to utilise opportunities and training within the Trust and wider sector to develop and flourish within their professional role and career.
Please see job description for more information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
Experience
Desirable criteria- Working clinically in a Mental Health setting
Skills
Essential criteria- Clinical & Risk Assessment
- Crisis Management
- Verbal & written communication
- Problem Solving
- Basic skills for running therapeutic groups
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
- Basic understanding of Community Care Act and Carers Act
- Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
- Understanding of applications of brief therapies
- Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion
Other
Essential criteria- Able to travel independently
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 (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.