Are you passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities and committed to improving their quality of life? You will join an experienced, well-established and committed specialist multi-disciplinary team who work agilely across Calderdale. The team includes dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, LD community nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, an Intensive Support Team and therapy assistants and healthcare support workers. Our Allied Health Professionals collective within the wider team foster both autonomous and joint working approaches, and their creative solutions to health and wellbeing issues aim to result in the best outcomes for the local community.
As the Advanced Specialist Lead OT, you will lead the multi-disciplinary AHP team providing regular supervision, support and management plus the development of pathways to ensure delivery of the AHP service within the Calderdale LD Health Team. You will be involved in the wider CLDCHT team management plus working alongside our partners across Calderdale. This will be alongside your own caseload providing OT support.
Main duties of the job
* You will be responsible for a defined caseload with service users of all levels of ability.
* You will manage the AHP team supporting and supervising colleagues and students.
* You will continue with the development of pathways and service development for the AHP team.
* You will link and support OTs across the LD service.
* You will serve as an effective member of the MDT promoting a consistent multi-agency approach including support, supervision and development of staff.
* You will work flexibly based on service user need, using reasonable adjustments to provide support.
* You will demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team.
* You will have an understanding, of the complex needs of people with learning disabilities and demonstrate qualities to deliver safe, effective and personalised care ensuring processes are followed in accordance with Trust objectives.
* You will be committed to team working, be highly resilient and self-motivating, determined to add value to the organisation and committed to our vision and values.
* Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
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