Head Occupational Therapist – Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Join our friendly and supportive team in Acute Inpatient & Crisis Services. This role is based at Kingfisher Court in Radlett.
Rare opportunity! We are recruiting for a Head Occupational Therapist. Join our friendly and supportive team in Acute Inpatient & Crisis Services! We provide an outstanding OT service for people using our services.
Due to the location of this post and the need to travel across the county, a car driver, or use of other motorised transport e.g. moped or motorbike is essential for this role (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving).
There are opportunities for career development and learning including gaining formal qualifications, for instance in reducing restrictive practice, leadership academy, sensory integration or trauma informed care.
Contact: If you have any questions, or if you are interested in the established Return to Work scheme, please do contact Emily Boyce 07816 117 459 or Caroline Finch 07798 623 534.
The Successful Candidate Will
* Hold a complex clinical caseload, and provide leadership for a team of therapists and therapy assistants with the support of the Lead OT.
* Develop leadership skills as well as specialist clinical skills (such as Sensory Integration, Trauma Informed approaches, Neurodiversity, Positive Behavioural Support etc. depending on interest).
* Join a team of Head OT's who lead the inpatient wards and the crisis teams.
* Be an integral part of the team to take various quality improvements forward.
* Develop and establish the OT pathway and interventions across the teams.
In Return, We Can Offer You
* Leadership and management training opportunities.
* 5% on top of basic salary plus a high cost allowance supplement (max £2,122 per annum pro rata).
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays – pro rata.
* One of the UK's best pension schemes.
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing services.
* Special leave for family and personal reasons.
* NHS Car Lease Scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details or informal visits contact:
Name: Emily Boyce – Professional Lead Occupational Therapist – Email: emily.boyce1@nhs.net – Phone: 07816 117 459
Name: Caroline Finch – Head of AHP – Email: Caroline.Finch1@nhs.net – Phone: 07798 623 534
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