Overview
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us. Were looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
What we offer
We’re an organisation which puts people first. We’ll help you feel respected, valued and included and support your career development. You’ll have opportunities to bring fresh ideas to work and continue improving. We are a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. At Sussex Partnership you’ll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed to making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don’t forget to ask during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit an experienced, creative Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service (IHEWS) team at Lansdowne Secure Children\s Home. You will be a core member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team supporting the young people in residence at Lansdowne. The focus is on providing timely, targeted and effective interventions to support the young people to live safely back in the community.
You will work closely with our Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health Nurse alongside the care team, the young people, and their families. Supporting the care team and wider network of professionals to assess, formulate, plan and deliver interventions to stabilise, reduce risk, support recovery and resilience building and enhance relationships.
Main duties of the job
* You will be responsible for the provision of Occupational Therapy assessment, consultation and interventions to our cohort of young people aged 12-17 years old.
* You will support the young person to explore and/or return to meaningful and valued activity through the provision of support to understand sensory need, sensory strategies, adaptive strategies, re-motivational process and occupational adaptation and environmental modifications.
* Working alongside colleagues as part of the MDT you will be responsible for the provision of Occupational Therapy assessment, consultation and interventions. You will support the young person to explore and/or return to meaningful and valued activity through the provision of support to understand sensory need, sensory strategies, adaptive strategies, re-motivational process and occupational adaptation and environmental modifications.
Working for our organisation
You will be employed to work as part of the IHEWS team at Lansdowne Secure Children\s Home, an integrated multi-agency service between East Sussex County Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust.
As a health practitioner you will be employed by Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust and integrated into the existing governance arrangements for posts within Lansdowne.
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex. The trust is rated as ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC.
SPFT encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
To support your development in the post we have allocated funding to purchase one module of the Sensory Integration Training (SI Module 1,2 or 3 as appropriate) on appointment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In order to be a successful Occupational Therapist in our team you will be:
* Registered with HCPC
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role
* Able to communicate effectively in complex and challenging circumstances to support professional decision making
* Adaptable, organised, compassionate and a team player
* Experienced working in a multi-disciplinary children and young person\s environment
* Experienced working with families who are facing tough times and have a particular affinity for working with young people aged 11-17
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.
You will receive supervision from the CAMHS Occupational Therapy professional lead within the wider CAMHS services and have opportunities to network with Occupational Therapists across young people services in Sussex.
The trust
This is an excellent time for Occupational Therapists to be joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as we have launched our first AHP Strategy and can offer the following to you:
* Regular professional supervision
* The opportunity to participate in a range of quality improvement work and service innovations.
* Access to a wide range of training and CPD opportunities including
* A programme of AHP specific training
* Quarterly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs
* Communities of Practice (AMPS and Sensory Strategies)
Have a look at our AHP strategy and view our film at https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/AHP
Informal discussion is encouraged prior to application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
* Evidence of post qualification study
* Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist
* Practice Education training
* Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Contact
Name: Kylee Brennan
Job title: General Manager
Email address: kylee.brennan@nhs.uk
Additional information: You are also welcomed to contact Diana Ramsey, diana.ramsey2@nhs.net - to discuss the role and working as an Occupational Therapist within the trust.
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