Job summary
- Main area
- Forensic Services
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 267-SS6369573
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Thames House, Littlemore Mental Health Centre
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum/pro-rata (+plus RSU allowance £1,466)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist - Littlemore
Band 5
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist, to work within our mixed gender pre-discharge forensic service.
The position will be based at Lambourn House, within the Littlemore Mental Health Centre site, Oxford. Lambourn is a 15-bedded, male and female low secure forensic pre-discharge unit. This is a unique setting where the team work closely with the inpatient wards and also the community to support a successful transition on from hospital.
This role includes RSU Allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary.
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational Therapist you will manage a defined caseload and provide Occupational Therapy that is evidence based and follows client centred principles. This will include assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating the outcome of interventions and documenting all stages of the process.
You will develop skills and knowledge through participation in the Flyer (preceptorship) Programme and other post-graduate opportunities.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are an innovative service, developing and strengthening our provision to include a wide spectrum of interventions including sensory assessments, vocational opportunities, links with the Recovery College, and more.
For further information about this role please review the job description and person specification attached to this advert.
We would recommend you come for a visit or have an informal discussion about this opportunity, so please contact us on the details below to make any arrangements.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people who have severe and enduring needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with adult Mental Health service users
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Occupational Therapist
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply core OT skills in a mental health setting, including carrying out occupational assessments and setting occupational goals.
- Well-developed motivational and negotiating skills, representing the OT service in a variety of different situations
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of an appropriate OT model
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
- Jill Downs
- Job title
- Senior Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865902214
- Additional information
Helen Keay (Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist)
01865 902933
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