Job Overview
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We are delighted to offer an experienced, enthusiastic, self motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist the opportunity to join our team within the Directorate of Mental Health based at Stewart House in Narborough.
Stewart House is a 30 bedded mixed gender Inpatient Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit that cares cares for patients who have severe and enduring mental illness.
You will be joining our well established, forward thinking and supportive team on a Job Share basis, 3 days per week (Tues/Wed/Thurs) or (Wed/Thurs/Fri).
As a Band 6 Specialist Mental Health Occupational Therapist you will work within an MDT team with another B6 Occupational Therapist and 3 OTAs to provide ongoing Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions to address needs in Functional, Psycho-social, Cognitive, Sensory and Physical Health.
Working together as a team ensures we deliver high quality therapeutic care to patients who have experienced deterioration in their mental health and require longer term mental health rehabilitation. Using assessments eg, MOHOST, ACDM, we provide a range of occupational focused therapeutic interventions to support the patient journey of recovery from admission through to discharge.
You will be skilled with patients to support their recovery journey. Patients are fully involved in their care and contribute to their plan of care, helping the service to understand what is needed to promote recovery. Part of the care will include structured activities which focus on patients’ interests and strengths.
The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
We also offer:
* A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service
* Free onsite parking
* Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
* Health and Wellbeing Support
* Various Staff Support Networks
Contact Details:
Tracy Jones, Occupational Therapy Team Lead, Rehabilitation Pathway. Tracy.jones70@nhs.net phone: 07586 495161
Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
This Band 6 role requires you to provide supervision to Band 5 and Band 3 staff and offer them support to progress their skills, experience and careers. This position forms part of the management team to maintain a robust and reliable Occupational therapy service to our patients.
You will have strong engagement and motivational skills and be flexible in working with patients with complex mental health needs during their recovery pathway. The team support the patient journey of recovery from inpatient to community settings following a pathways model to meet individual's aims and identify ongoing needs.
You must be good at building rapport, therapeutic relationships and working with others to support their recovery journey.
You will be expected to support OT students which will also enhance your own clinical skills
You will have strong engagement and motivational skills and be flexible in working with patients with complex mental health needs during their recovery pathway.
To apply the Occupational Therapy process within a Multi-Disciplinary format providing specialist assessment and treatment in clinical care pathways.
Effective written and verbal communication skills are essential when being an integral part of the MDT, informing recovery progress and providing comprehensive OT assessment.
To work as a specialist clinician to utilise, develop and enhance Occupational Therapy clinical and professional skills within the Service to deliver high standards of practice.
You will be able to demonstrate your experience alongside relevant skills and knowledge of working with adults with severe and enduring mental illness.
Alongside the Band 7 and Band 6 OTs you will be required to take a lead in developing and maintaining the Service. This involves promoting high quality clinical practice and ensuring professional standards are maintained in the workplace.
In collaboration with another Band 6 OT you will be leading the OT team on a day to day basis within an established progressive and supportive team environment and have strong links with the Multidisciplinary team.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.