Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 263-ICG24-062-JW
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carleton Clinic
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an existing band 5 to broaden their experience or a newly qualified Occupational Therapist, to join our team on Ruskin.
Ruskin is our inpatient dementia assessment and treatment unit, and Oakwood is our older adult mental health assessment and treatment unit, both located at the Carleton Clinic.
This is an exciting time to join our service as we expand our OT and AHP service here within inpatients in North Cumbria.
This post will provide the opportunity to work within a developing service on the western edge of the Lake District, with easy access to one of the most beautiful areas of the UK.
Main duties of the job
The band 5 post will work alongside a Specialist Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the team as well as the wider MDT colleagues, facilitating the Occupational Therapy pathway including assessment, intervention, collaborative goal setting, review and support with safe and meaningful discharge planning. As well as working closely alongside our health and social care colleagues within community teams.
You will need to be adaptable, resourceful and resilient. Regular support and both management and clinical supervision will be provided, as well as access to in house training, peer support and a variety of further CPD opportunities.
The post holder will be expected to work some unsocial hours, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, which can be discussed and negotiated on upon appointment.
Working for our organisation
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the post, as well as the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria within your application.
Advertising date : 19th September 2024
Closing date : 3rd October 2024
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- HCPC Registered
- Commitment to complete fieldwork education training
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Skills & Competencies
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers
- To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users
- Demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Effective time and caseload management skills
- Ability to adapt within a changing environment
- Ability to use IT systems
- Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
- Risk assessment/management skills
Desirable criteria
- Audit and evaluation
- Supervisory skills
- Training and presentation skills
- Commitment to using research skills in practice
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a mental health setting (placements included)
- Experience of involving service users/carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Good, effective communication skills
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
- Innovative and creative
- Flexible and adaptable
- A commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma
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
- Courtney Mossop
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07970482378
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