Contact information
For further information about this role, please contact:
* Debbie Masterson - 07810 657 959 or dmasterson@wakefield.gov.uk
* Heather Bloomfield 07747 455507 hbloomfield@wakefield.gov.uk
About the role
* An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the adaptations service as a highly motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist within Mid-Yorkshire NHS Trust, to be seconded to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Adaptations Service.
The Adaptations Service is a very busy MDT incorporating Occupational Therapists, Disability Officers, and Disabled Facilities Grants Officers, with NHS and Council staff working together to deliver major adaptations within the community.
Our aim is to help people remain independent by providing suitable adaptations within the home environment, or through carrying out housing needs assessments to provide recommendations to support moving to a property that would be more suitable for their current and long-term needs.
The service covers functional assessments for the environmental needs of both Adults and Children with complex ranges of disabilities and will provide experience with specialities, adaptations, and equipment including major extensions to peoples’ homes.
The successful candidate will work together with the person and their families, carers, and contracted external companies and building contractors to help prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital / residential settings and allow people to remain in their own homes. This priority is high on the government agenda and is supported by substantial budgets to achieve this goal.
Main duties
* To be responsible for the delivery of specialised Occupational Therapy service within the Adaptations Service, utilising in-depth theoretical and technical skills.
* To independently manage a caseload of Service Users of all ages with complex needs within the Adaptations Service using evidence based, client centred principles to assess plan, implement and evaluate interventions in order to minimise disability and maximise independence for independent living.
* To provide leaderships, supervision and appraisal for junior and non-qualified staff and also students.
* To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services within the Adaptations Service, holding responsibility for defined projects.
Essential person specification requirements
* Dip COT or relevant OT Degree
* Registration with HPC
* Holds a valid driving license and have access to a vehicle with business insurance
* Experience of a diverse range of clinical settings.
* Significant post qualification experience.
* Involvement in professional practice education.
* Experience of working within Adaptations or community Occupational Therapy area or related area.
* Supervision of junior and/or support staff.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
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Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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