Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Job overview
We are looking for two enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapists to join our acute mental health teams in Radlett.
Depending on experience, these will be offered as either Band 5, Band 5-6 Development, or Band 6 posts and will be based at Kingfisher Court in Radlett, a £42 million facility providing specialist inpatient mental health care.
In both roles, the postholder will provide occupational therapy expertise within the multi-disciplinary team, including specialist assessment, individual, and group work intervention. Band 6s will have a leadership & supervisory role in the OT team, which consists of occupational therapists, a physiotherapist, arts therapists, a horticulturalist, psychologists & a full MDT.
There are regular opportunities to network with other OTs to share ideas and good practice. We also provide a monthly CPD training event and there are opportunities to apply for external courses.
If employed on a Development position, robust supervision from the Band 7 and 8 OTs with growth opportunities will support the post-holder to transition successfully from a Band 5 to a Band 6 level using a bespoke training package and competency framework. Ideally individuals will make the transition to Band 6 within six months of starting in post however this will be assessed on an individual basis.
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1. · To manage a caseload of clients with complex OT needs, using evidence-based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.
2. To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal
3. To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriate.
4. To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement
5. To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
6. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
In return, we can offer you:
* 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (not applicable in Stevenage)
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
* One of the UK's best pension schemes
* Flexible working
* Special leave for family and personal reasons
* NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
* Employee Assistance Programme
Previous experience of working in acute mental health is essential for these roles.
Working for our organisation
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 4,500 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
* To work using a problem-solving approach to reduce risk at home.
* To work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan.
* To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
* To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the client's physical and social environment.
* To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
* To review and reflect on personal practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
* To coordinate day-to-day activities of junior staff where applicable.
* To demonstrate basic leadership skills through the management of designated projects.
* To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting as appropriate.
* To participate in the supervision of junior staff as appropriate
* To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention and feedback to appropriate forum.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control
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Visa and Immigration
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