A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (OT) to join the Rehabilitation Services within HPFT.
The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary specialist rehabilitation team working to support adults with Serious Mental Illness (Psychosis) within community units.
You will be forward thinking and able to demonstrate clinical knowledge in the area of adult mental health rehabilitation based on current evidence. You will autonomously undertake specialist assessments and interventions with individuals with barriers that may be affecting their Occupational Performance.
You receive regular clinical supervision and support from the Consultant Occupational Therapist and other B7 peers. You will be actively encouraged to participate in continuing professional development activities.
The post will be based at one of the 3 community rehabilitation units across Hertfordshire with the expectation of some travel between units as needed.
The role of the Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist will involve oversight, delivery and coordination of occupation focused therapy for individuals who are admitted to HPFT's Rehabilitation Units. There will be opportunity to influence and continue to shape the Occupational Therapy service in response to the changing needs of service users and in line with national drivers.
The post holder will lead a team of Occupational therapy staff, providing leadership to qualified Occupational Therapists, Assistant Therapy Practitioners, and will be a key member of the wider multi-disciplinary team and senior leadership group.
The Teams have achieved AIMS accreditation and recently undergone a significant improvement project.
The role will involve developing and strengthening links with local, regional and national services, to advance the evidence base for OT and deepen understanding of its value in the area of Rehabilitation.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Our Trust values are:
* Welcoming
* Kind
* Positive
* Respectful
* Professional
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
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