Community Occupational Therapist - Older Peoples Service
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Older Peoples community Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - hours per week (3 days per week with some flexibility but Fridays will be required. Working hours are 9-5.) Job ref -OPC-3- Site South and Dales Older Adult CMHT. St Oswalds Hospital Town Ashbourne Salary £, - £, per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing //6 :
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Are you looking for a change of direction? More experience in community care? Passionate about supporting older people?
If so, we would really like to hear from you!
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist with an interest in working with older people. The role offers the opportunity to work in a holistic way to support older people who are experiencing challenges with their mental health.
This role is based within a well-established, multi-disciplinary team in South Dales area. The Occupational Therapist is an essential member of the team. The role will involve managing Occupational Therapy referrals into the team, assessing the occupational needs of older adults with mental health conditions who live within their local community, co-designing and implementing person – centred occupation based interventions to support them to live their best life. This will include working with a variety of partners across the local community to ensure that we provide the right service at the right time by the right person.
You will receive regular clinical and professional supervision from one of the older adult community Occupational Therapy leads and support from the wider OT workforce and leadership team. There are many opportunities for participating in Occupational Therapy specific Continuing Professional Development activities within the trust and older peoples division.
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational Therapist in the team, you will support patients who would benefit from occupational therapy assessment and intervention.
This will include identifying those people who are both newly referred and already supported within the team who may benefit from Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention.
You will play a key role in delivering occupation based holistic, person-centred assessments and therapeutic interventions.
You will embrace the delivery of best practice guidelines for Mental Health and Occupational Therapy.
You will need to be a dynamic clinician with good interpersonal skills to enable engagement of service users and their families or carers.
You will be able to make complex decisions, formulate detailed assessments and person-centred support plans. Working as a Duty Worker is part of this role.
You will offer and support Occupational Therapy student placements.
You will offer supervision to junior staff including Occupational Therapists.
Participation in professional development activities is encouraged. Profession and older adult specific learning, supervision, wider support and training is provided.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
1. Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
2. days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
3. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
4. Generous NHS pension scheme
5. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
6. Health service discounts and online benefits
7. Incremental pay progression
8. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
9. Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
10. Health and wellbeing opportunities
11. Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Registered Occupational Therapist
13. Post-graduate training relevant to specialist area
Desirable criteria
14. Membership of OT professional body and / or special interest group
Qualifications
Essential criteria
15. Qualified Occupational Therapist
16. Current registration with the relevant professional body, eg NMC, HCPC, Social Work England
Desirable criteria
17. Student Mentorship qualification or willing to undertake this
Other
Essential criteria
18. Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post/access to vehicle / drive due to geographical area.
19. Has own transport
20. Good time keeping
21. Good IT skills
22. Good Communication skills
23. Good care planning skills
24. Good risk assessments skills
25. Knowledge of OT assessments/ tools within Mental Health
Further details / informal visits contact
NameSarah SealeJob titleService ManagerEmail number0 Additional information
Please contact Sarah for any more information or an informal visit to the team.