Specialist Treatment and Recovery Service (STaRS) is a unique, multi-disciplinary team offering community adult mental health rehabilitation services working with people across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The team currently works with people in the community and in-patient units to support discharge to the community. STaRS is currently undergoing a period of change and it is expected that the Specialist Occupational Therapist will be able to contribute to these developments.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a truly multi-disciplinary way with colleagues including nurses, recovery workers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists as well as other occupational therapy staff. The team deliver interventions aimed at maximising service users' activities of daily living, skills development and social inclusion.
The post holder will base themselves at the STaRS base in Hull as well as being able to travel across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire to deliver the service. They are also expected to work shifts and weekends as required, with long days being the preferred working pattern to meet service needs. However, other patterns of working can be considered in line with Trust policies. To offer a high standard of evidence based occupational therapy assessment and intervention as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Responsibilities
* To be responsible for own autonomous practice, as well as other's supervised practice, to ensure effective patient/client care is maintained
* Provide supervision, leadership and support to more junior staff and students within the team
* Act as keyworker (and care co‑ordinator where applicable) for a caseload of complex clients
* Undertake role of Duty Officer on a regular basis as per rota
* Contribute to the development and leadership of STaRS as part of the senior leadership team
* Demonstrate "Being Humber" values and behaviour and be a positive role model to all staff
* Attend and engage in appraisal processes, continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities, supervision and reflective practice
* Contribute to team audits and/or link worker roles
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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