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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-LD-20274
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Brighton Mental Health Centre
Town
Brighton
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Principle Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Band 8a Principle Occupational Therapist: We are seeking an Occupational Therapist who is passionate about improving the lives of neurodivergent young people and adults to join our innovative Sussex-wide team. This is a specialist OT post based in the Transforming Care Autism Team (TCAT). TCAT work with autistic adults and young people from 14 years old who do not have a learning disability. Team criteria is to provide specialist assessments and consultation regarding people who are mental health in-patients or at imminent risk of requiring inpatient admission. As well as holding a specialist caseload, the post holder will be part of the MDT leadership team. The post will provide professional governance and lead development of specialist practice in the team and support neuroaffirmative practice in the wider Trust.We pride ourselves in neuroaffirmative practice as a service and actively welcome applications from neurodivergent OTs, people with other protected characteristics and people with lived experience.

For more information, please contact: Dawn Howard, Clinical Lead, Neurodevelopmental service, [email protected] on 07392 195403.

Helen Justice, OT Professional Lead LD and NDS, [email protected] on 07899 067762

Main duties of the job

To lead the occupational therapy service across the neurodevelopmental service, developing clinical initiatives and strategic plans for occupational therapy in conjunction with clinical and operational service leads and the LD-NDS lead occupational therapist, providing clinical leadership and expert opinion to the service.

 

The principal OT role provides strategic and day to day leadership to the neurodevelopmental assessment service and the Transforming Care Autism Team together with clinical expertise in occupational therapy assessment in the field of neurodevelopmental services and mental health.

 
 
 
 

Working for our organisation

To coordinate the OT service providing professional management, leadership and supervision to the occupational therapy service in the neurodevelopmental service and to ensure that services are of a high quality and adhere to professional, national and local standards.

To have a key role in the development of the governance agenda by ensuring occupational therapy contribution to the provision of quality clinical care and performance standards.

To lead on the implementation of professional and directorate strategies and plans as part of the professional and operational leadership team.

To provide expert clinical advice and input for clients with highly complex problems and needs, where there may be barriers to understanding.

To communicate specialist information on service development and clinical issues within the service and across other providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

       Operate as an expert occupational therapy practitioner and manage an appropriate clinical caseload of clients with highly complex and challenging needs.

       Lead on and promote evidence-based practice in occupational therapy, neurodevelopmental and mental health services.

       Provide a highly specialised range of clinical interventions and demonstrate knowledge of professional models of practice.

       Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions.

       Provide highly specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, review and where appropriate CPA including care co-ordination for service users, their families and carers.

       Lead the development of multi-disciplinary best practice clinical guidelines and protocols.

       Work as a senior representative of the profession to determine Trust wide policies and standards and ensure their successful implementation across the Trust.

       To model an ability to deal with the emotional demands of the role, with its frequent exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances.

       Promote a positive image of the Trust and to establish appropriate professional networks to raise the profile of the occupational therapy service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
  • Evidence of master level post qualification study
  • Registration with the HCPC as an occupational therapist
  • Practice Education training
  • Management/Leadership training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dawn Howard
Job title
Clinical Lead, Neurodevelopmental Service
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07392195403
Additional information

Helen Justice, OT Professional Lead LD and NDS, [email protected] on 07899 067762

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