Main area Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Must work Friday as part of working week) Job ref 354-LD-20284
Employer Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Bridge House
Town Goring by Sea, Worthing
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Pro rata for part time
Salary period Yearly
Closing 02/10/2025 23:59
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
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
We are seeking to recruit a passionate, committed occupational therapist to join our well-established and innovative community learning disability team.
As a learning disability occupational therapist, you will use your specialist skills and understanding of the relationship between the individual, their environment and their occupations to support people with complex health needs to live well with their learning disability. You will support the team’s core business which includes assessing people’s mental and physical health, including attention to risk management and care planning, and working with families, paid carers and the wider systems that support people.
You will be joining a friendly, supportive and creative multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to achieving great outcomes for adults with learning disabilities. We are a service that has clear agreed objectives linked to the latest national policies and are dedicated to delivering the highest quality care through evidence-based care pathways. We are co-located with our social work colleagues and work closely in partnership with them.
Main duties of the job
As an occupational therapist in our team you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for people referred to the service as well as contributing to the core tasks of the team. You will contribute to the management of a team caseload of individuals with complex needs, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered in a variety of community settings, including family homes, residential and supported living services, day services and community facilities.
You will have the flexibility to manage your workload in the community, however you will be expected to work from the central team base in Worthing.
The successful candidate will have a passion for improving the lives of adults with learning disabilities, collaborating with colleagues and across services to deliver results, and be passionate about developing their own skills and those of colleagues. You will need to be able to manage your own diary with the ability to adapt and be flexible to suit the needs of the service.
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
* Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
* Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
* With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with the majority of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
* highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
* staff reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team and identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
To promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the clinical area. To act as a care coordinator if appropriate
• To manage a caseload of clients,
• To provide specialist clinical advice and input for clients with complex problems and needs.
• To ensure occupational therapy contribution to the provision of quality clinical care and performance standards
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy and local multi-professional services.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
* Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist
* Evidence of post graduate level study/training
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Cathy Haydon Job title Occupational Therapy Prof Lead LD & NDS Services Email address catherine.haydon1@nhs.net Telephone number 01903 953279
Additional information
Caroline Bannier
Team Leader
0300 304 1275
caroline.bannier@nhs.net
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