Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 08:30am to 16:30pm)
- Job ref
- 383-ACA-4601-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hartington Unit
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
6
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Hub Occupational Therapy Team at the Hartington Unit initially and move with the team into the new unit called the Derwent Unit. This is a full time substantive post. Our services are a multi-disciplinary team, providing person-centred holistic care to patients with a wide variety of mental health conditions.
As a Band 6 clinician you are required to hold a clinical caseload, along with line management and support for junior staff.
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational Therapist in the team, you will support patients who would benefit from occupational therapy intervention.
- You will play a key role in delivering holistic, person-centred assessments and therapeutic interventions.
- This will include offering clinical advice on the assessment and intervention of clients' occupational and functional needs.
- You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- You will embrace the delivery of best practice guidelines for Mental Health and Occupational Therapy.
- You will need to be a dynamic clinician with good interpersonal skills to enable engagement of service users and their families or carers.
- You will be able to make complex decisions, formulate detailed assessments and person-centred care plans to assist treatment during inpatient admissions.
- Supporting students during their placement.
- Supervision of junior staff including Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
- Developing and maintaining a high level of activity programmes for the ward.
- Professional development, learning, supervision, wider support and training is provided.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.”
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Educator training or equivalent
- Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Varied clinical experience
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Leadership experience
- Band 6 Experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in working in mental health
- Proven clinical expertise, knowledge and experience of implementing service improvement
- Understanding of partnership working with statutory and voluntary agencies
- Good IT and administration skills
- Formal Clinical Supervision experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Millie Jepson
- Job title
- Interim Clinical Lead OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 51 2568
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 138117 / 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Mon, Tue, Wed)
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