Job summary
- Main area
- Community Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 453-24-6382210
- Employer
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fieldhead
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Community Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
We have a wonderful opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join South and West Community Mental Health Team.
You will be joining a highly skilled team of Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Therapists, Support Workers and consultants in our integrated team, working with adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.
You will be encouraged to work both agilely and from the office base . We offer regular clinical supervision, caseload management and 1-1 support.
An interest and experience in working in mental health is ideal, however the right candidate will be given support and training to gain these skills.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 Community Occupational Therapist will provide community-based care to clients with severe and enduring mental health needs who have been referred into the integrated Community Mental Health Team. They will work as an autonomous practitioner working under supervision of senior colleagues to manage and prioritise their own caseload and will act as a Care Co-ordinator for those with Occupational Therapy needs within the Care Programme Approach. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of Occupational Therapy needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic interventions for a defined caseload of people with mental health and/or social care needs.
The job purpose is to manage a case load with the support and supervision of a senior occupational therapist:
- Utilising the evidence base and specialist occupational knowledge and skill
- Prioritising own workload and managing time effectively
- Contributing to team and service development
- Being involved in supporting students and assistants with their development and learning
- Adopting working hours in accordance with the team requirements
Closing Date: 7th July 2024
Shortlisting Date: 9th July 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in occupational therapy
- Registered (or pending registration) with the Health and Care Professions Council
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in area of Mental Health in practice.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a Community Mental Health Team
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
- Andrea O'Malley
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- Andrea.O'[email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07525884994
- Additional information
Team Leader
Tel; 07702968163
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