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Job overview

There has never been a better time to join Berkshire Healthcare Foundation as we have launched a new service initiative providing mental health rehabilitation in the community.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Occupational Therapist to play a pivotal role in delivering this new service, as well as planning, evaluating, and contributing to its development. We are looking for a registered Occupational Therapist who is driven, passionate and excited to be part of a strategically important service provision, in line with our programme of Community Mental Health Transformation which is aiming to transform and enhance the way we deliver our mental health services.

The role will offer autonomy, variety, and significant development opportunities, both in leadership and clinical skills.  

The ideal candidate will:

• have knowledge of working with patients with complex rehabilitative needs
• be a registered Occupational Therapist 
• be able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others, and themselves
• be passionate about supporting people to live fulfilling lives, independently

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a Band 5 Occupational Therapist in our new Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST). As this is a brand-new initiative this will also involve some input into the development of the service, including feeding into processes and procedures.

On a day-to-day basis, the Occupational Therapist will support patients through a needs-led, client-centred approach to care. Each patient will have a bespoke care plan agreed at MDT, which the Occupational Therapist will help put into action.

This will include supporting patients with developing their skills and relationships to enable them to live healthy, fulfilling lives. Examples of activities that might be undertaken could include home visits, social visits, or helping patients to engage in community activities including sports and social events.

The team will be OT-led and staffed primarily by Occupational Therapists so the Occupational Therapist will provide supervision to junior members of the team.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

No agencies to contact Berkshire Healthcare directly please.