Are you an OT looking for a new challenge in an innovative, one-of-a-kind mental health service, and to build on a fascinating quality improvement project, looking to improve the transition from inpatient admission back into the community? If so, we may have just the role you’re looking for. The Wolds is a 16-bed, mixed-gender, Mental Health Rehabilitation ward. It is located in our purpose-built rehabilitation unit, Discovery House, in Lincoln. We seek to appoint a full-time Occupational Therapist, on a fixed-term contract of 9 months, to join our team to cover for Maternity Leave. Alongside the main duties within the remit of the ward Occupational Therapist, highlighted below. You will have the opportunity to support implementing a new community access transitional programme. Designed to support clear guidance around the increased role responsibility required as a person works towards discharge. Alongside this, you will get to lead a Quality Improvement project. Working with the wider Multi-disciplinary team and the patient group to co-produce a catalogue of community services for patients to access as part of their recovery pathway. If invited to interview, you will be asked to complete a 10-minute presentation related to this. Please feel free to contact Claire McGrath, OT Lead for inpatient rehabilitation, on 07411800352 or via email at claire.mcgrath7@nhs.net if you would like to arrange a visit or have any questions about the post. The post holder will be responsible for working on the Rehabilitation mental health ward as a valued member of the wards multi-disciplinary team, undertaking specialist assessments of patients, developing appropriate treatment plans and interventions alongside the nursing team. To manage a defined caseload of clients with occupational needs as a result of an on-going mental health episode, using evidence based, client centred, recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice. To carry out assessments, developing therapeutic groups and working 1-1 with patients using evidence based, client centred, recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice. The post holder will provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this! We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire McGrath Job title: Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: claire.mcgrath7@nhs.net Telephone number: 01522 597936