Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Senior Occupational Therapist – Ward 4, Harplands Hospital – 12 months maternity cover:
We are currently looking for a dynamic and dedicated Senior Occupational Therapist to provide support for Ward 4 at the Harplands Hospital.
You will have responsibility for the delivery of patient focused individualized care. NSCHT deliver a shared care service on Ward 4 which strives to deliver a high quality health & social care service that promotes social inclusion & independence for people with mental health and physical health problems. The team is multi-disciplinary, comprising nurses, medical staff, a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist.
Main duties of the job
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust aims to provide accessible, non-stigmatising local services that contribute to the assessment, intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and enablement of children with learning disabilities.
To provide specialist assessment and interventions to identify and address occupational performance needs in self-care, productivity and leisure/play to support the development of life long independent living skills.
The service is wholly committed to working with children and their families and carers using Person Centred Planning approaches and affording children with learning disabilities opportunities to maximize full citizenship, choice and control. The Occupational Therapist has a lead role in promoting, enhancing and maintaining the health and wellbeing of adults.
Working for our organisation
AWARDED TRUST OF THE YEAR
Our vision is ‘To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.’ Our team prides themselves on compassion, team work and resilience.
The Team will offer a full induction package.
Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we’d like you to be part of it. To excel you will be an enthusiastic, caring and compassionate person who is looking to work within a Trust that is ambitious to perform well and has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it is the fastest improving Mental Health Trust in the Country.
In return we offer;
A competitive progressive salary
We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)
Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts
Individual Personal Development Plan and Career Progression
Excellent pension scheme available
27- 33 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
Free parking
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Participate in the development of and services.
- Participate in the development and provision of the Occupational Therapy role in North Staffordshire.
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy services within a designated area / team holding responsibility for a defined caseload and projects.
- Effectively manage and prioritise a designated caseload.
- Will be required to teach staff including both students and qualified and unqualified team members.
- To actively promote and maintain effective communication between multi-disciplinary/agency professionals across agencies to ensure co-ordinated and high quality care for children and their families
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold Health and Care Professional Standards of Proficiency for Occupational Therapists (HCPC) Registration.
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based interventions and how these relate to this post.
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
- Becky Jones
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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