Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 383-ACA-5177-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carsington Unit and Radbourne Unit
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 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
Due to career progression within the team, we now have two positions for Senior Occupational Therapists to join our acute female wards.
The role of the Senior Occupational Therapist will involve supporting the the ward team and occupational therapy service in providing strong clinical leadership, ensuring that wherever possible evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of practice and to create responsive services. The post holder will support the development of operational and clinical service mechanisms for the women admitted to the wards.
The positions involve supporting and collaborating with Occupational Therapists at ward level, having an oversight of the Occupational Therapy provision and enabling transition to the Hope and Resilience Hub and Community facing services. It promotes compassionate treatment and care in a safe and therapeutic setting for people in an acute stage of their illness. It enables supported and sustainable transition from inpatient to community services.
Main duties of the job
Have a high clinical profile that includes the provision of individual treatment, as well as having a global overview of interventions and clinical activities within the ward team.
Skills in communicating with multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrate expert knowledge in the acute setting, ensuring this is disseminated in a constructive and effective way in the context of the recovery philosophy and the social inclusion agenda.
Actively manage own workload, effectively and efficiently prioritising competing demands.
Assess the needs of service users in complex situations using professional knowledge, judgements and skills to account for decisions made.
Ensure all service users have an up-to-date occupational therapy plan that has been negotiated with the service user to meet their individual occupational needs.
Demonstrate an understanding of leadership theory and how strategies can be adapted according to need.
Working closely with other ward based Occupational Therapists, ensuring delivery of an Occupational Therapy service to meet service user needs.
Actively participate in clinical practice development through mentoring and coaching, in particular facilitating student education and fieldwork placements.
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.”
The Trust is dedicated to supporting inclusive and diverse staffing.
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. To apply, 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
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma In Occupational Therapy
- Education / evidence of ongoing: CPD, Reflection, Team Leadership skills and EBP
Desirable criteria
- Field work educators qualification
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate post registration experience and expertise of mental health
- Evidence of specialised Occupational Therapy Assessments
- Evidence of facilitating a wide range of evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Analytical skills involving skilled interpretation, comparison and reasoned judgement in complex situations
- Supervision of Junior staff
- Evidence of application of theoretical models of practice.
- Evidence of working in an adult acute mental health setting
- Knowledge of research techniques and experience of clinical audit
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
- Holly Bowers
- Job title
- Clinical / Operational Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 623822
- Additional information
Contactable between office hours, Monday to Thursday.
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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