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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

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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.

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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

[email protected]

Tel; 07702968163

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