[ref. v48185622] Community Occupational Therapist (LD) - NHS

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This post involves working closely within a passionate and skilled Multi-disciplinary Team, consisting of Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Speech Therapy colleagues. A commitment to team working is essential and rewarding.

The post holder should be able to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning skills, apply theory to practice and communicate effectively with patients, their families, carers and colleagues alike. It is expected that the post-holder will provide effective clinical supervision to junior qualified colleagues, OT technicians and Student OTs and be passionate about this aspect of the role.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to contribute to and utilise reflective practice. You will require current HCPC registration, and appropriate post-registration experience is essential . We welcome applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates

If you feel you have the passion for this role and wish to experience the freedom, self-management and progressive nature of Gloucestershire Health & Care Foundation Trust Occupational Therapy then we would be delighted to hear from you.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions.

• Work as a member of the North Community Learning Disability Team providing Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to an identified caseload in addition to care co-ordination responsibilities.
• Contribute to and lead team discussions and planning of care provision, supporting the team to recognise occupational needs.
• To be a senior member of the multidisciplinary team providing a service across core team hours: Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00
• Work across the Cheltenham and North Cotswold locality service and in partnership with a range of public sector, and third sector providers to support the individual needs of service users.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be a senior member of the North Community Learning Disability Team (North CLDT) working with service users in the Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and North Cotswold area. The purpose of the role is as follows:

• Provide specialist Occupational Therapy to service users with severe / complex needs and learning disabilities.
• Provide evidenced-based Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the service users’ ability to engage in and maintain meaningful occupations in line with the principles of social inclusion and/or recovery.
• Undertake care co-ordination responsibilities for an allocated number of service users.
• Contribute to training/support for primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and families to enable them to better meet the occupational needs of service users.
• Supervise staff at Band 5 and below
• Act as lead mentor for students on Occupational Therapy student programmes

Person specification

Experience

• Significant experience working with people with learning disabilities

• Proven experience in a community setting

Attitudes

• Demonstrable passion for MDT working and service development

Skills

• Evidence of experience as a mentor / supervisor of students and others

• Experience of occupational Therapy role in a community setting

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Our Wellbeing line
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.