Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 28 hours per week
- Job ref
- 367-LD&F-8444
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Learning Disability Health Team, Unit 1 Midshires Business Park
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/07/2024
Employer heading
Part time Specialist Occupational Therapist - Maternity cover
NHS AfC: Band 6
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.com/
Job overview
Are you a confident and experienced band 5 looking to progress in a specialist post; or an experienced band 6 looking for a new challenge?
Do you want the chance to work as part of a dedicated and innovative MDT, where you will help to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to work within the Community Learning Disability Service to cover a period of Maternity leave. Within this role, you will have the chance to work as part of a dedicated and innovative MDT, where you will help to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability.
Main duties of the job
We are offering an exciting but rare opportunity for you to join the Bucks Community Learning Disability Health Team, where you will be able to use your core OT skills by promoting participation and independence in Activities of Daily living, whilst having the opportunity to strengthen and develop these in specialist areas such as Sensory Integration, Positive Behaviour Support and Equipment needs.
You will be joining a highly dedicated and creative Occupational Therapy service and will be encouraged and supported to undertake learning and development opportunities both in clinical and leadership fields.
The post will allow you to gain experience in a Specialist Learning Disability Service, where you will have the chance to work as part of a dedicated and innovative MDT - to help to improve the lives and wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability whilst.
Working for our organisation
We are a supportive and forward-thinking team, with great peer networks; we actively promote learning and professional development with opportunities in both clinical and leadership fields of work. We have a strong and varied in house training Programme and offer a number of Occupational Therapy specific Specialist Interest groups.
Due to this being a community post and much of the Occupational Therapy input taking place in individuals’ homes or day centres, access to your own transport is essential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To manage a caseload of clients with complex OT needs, using evidence based/client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.
- To apply knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting.
- Following assessment, to undertake case formulation in order to highlight occupational strengths and limitations and to inform the intervention plan moving forward.
- To work collaboratively with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall recovery plan.
- To work effectively as a member of a team in providing an occupational therapy service to the designated area.
- To provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice, intervention and support given to service users and their carers.
- To provide timely feedback to the MDT information regarding the service users wellbeing and occupational performance.
- To provide a detailed and specialist occupational therapy report when required, within designated clinical area.
- To use evidence-based practice to engage service users in meaningful and appropriate activities, to promote independence, recovery and well-being.
- To have a senior oversight of the needs of the service user group and develop services accordingly.
- · To demonstrate and apply a specialist level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the client’s physical and social environment.
- To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
- To undertake risk assessments within clinical area as guided by local/Trust policies.
For a more in-depth Person and Job Description please see documents attached before applying
Person specification
Qualifications/Education/Training
Essential criteria
- BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
- Evidence of relevant post grad training.
- Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT’s
Desirable criteria
- Trusted Assessor training or equivalent experience
- AMPS/ESI/SI training
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems/learning disability
- Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
- Experience of generic and specialist Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions.
- Experience of assessing for specialist Equipment and adaptive aids.
Therapeutic Skills
Essential criteria
- Application of the OT process with designated client group
- Planning and co-ordination of treatment packages
- Working alongside service users to support them in undertaking everyday tasks and activities that they have identified in their recovery plan.
- Working with service users with limited communication
- Working with service users and families/carers in often sensitive and pressured situations
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
- Amanda Drake
- Job title
- Professional Lead for Learning Disabilities OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813348421
- Additional information
Sarah Wanagasooryia - Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
Telephone: 07775030433
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