Job summary
- Main area
- occupational therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 444-6424068-BL
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wayside House
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
Please check your emails, including junk and spam folders, regularly throughout the process of your application for any notifications from the Recruitment Team. If you have any queries regarding your application please phone the Partnership Trust Recruitment Department.
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Job overview
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - Band 7
Do you want to work with children with a diagnosis of autism and/or learning disability in mental health crisis then please read on…
Base; Wayside House; but will be required to travel across Coventry and Warwickshire
Full time/part time hours considered -To support individuals at key times, some work may be required outside of usual office hours.
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Main duties of the job
We’re looking for a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to be part of our Children’s Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.
We support autistic children and children with learning disabilities who have additional mental health needs and are at increased risk of admission to hospital. Would you like to join us and make a difference to the lives of this vulnerable group?
In this role, you will be responsible for how occupation therapy is embedded across the service and provide supervision to our OT colleagues to support their development including OT students. You’ll work within a specialist team, who support each other and work together to provide holistic support specific to each individual.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
· generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
· excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
· salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
· discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
· wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
· staff networks and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
· Experience of supervising registered and/or non-registered staff.
· Experience of involvement in service evaluation and audit.
· Experience with a range of standardised assessments specific to children and young people w
· Experience in competently managing highly complex cases
· Experience in training and supporting others with complex cases and clinical interventions.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- BSc Occupational Therapy (or equivalent).
- Advanced knowledge and skills in the assessment and intervention with children with mental health and/or neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of clinical and management supervision skills.
- Experience of supervising registered and/or non-registered staff.
- Experience of involvement in service evaluation and audit.
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
- Kami Basra
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
We believe in a good work life balance, and offer a mix between home working, working in the community and out of our community bases. Currently our team operates a hybrid model between the hours of 9am-5pm, though you may sometimes be required to work 8am – 8pm when there is a clinical need.
Have a question about the role or want to know more? Please get in touch! Email Kami Basra, Childrens and Autism Intensive Support Team Leader, at Kamaljit.Basra@covwarkpt nhs.uk or Ann Cordery Lead OT for [email protected]
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