Senior Occupational Therapist

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for making a meaningful impact? Do you thrive in fast-paced, collaborative settings where your expertise helps shape lives for the better? If so, we'd love to hear from you. We're currently seeking two Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Community Therapy Team North, based at Crawley and Horsham Hospital. In this rewarding role, you'll deliver holistic, person-centred rehabilitation within a supportive and well-established Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), working across diverse community settings. Our service operates Monday to Friday, between 8am and 6pm, offering flexible working arrangements to support both staff and service users. Main duties of the job As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting a diverse range of patients—helping them to improve their ability to perform everyday activities with confidence and independence. Your extensive knowledge and experience will be instrumental in developing and leading therapeutic interventions, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and mentoring junior staff. About us We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services. Why work for us? Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and well-being Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement Excellent training, development, and research opportunities Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust Our values Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence guide everything we do. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment. This post may close early if sufficient applications are received. Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Lead and Inspire: Lead the delivery of high-quality occupational therapy services, setting the standard for practice and patient care. Patient-Centered Approach: Assess, plan, and implement evidence-based interventions to support individuals with a variety of physical and mental health conditions. Collaborative Work: Work closely with other healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, nurses, and doctors, to create comprehensive care plans tailored to each patient's needs. Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior and newly qualified therapists, sharing your expertise and nurturing their professional development. Clinical Excellence: Stay at the forefront of advancements in occupational therapy, continuously improving your practice and ensuring that interventions reflect the latest evidence-based practices. Outcome-Focused: Monitor and evaluate patient progress, adjusting therapy plans as necessary to ensure the best outcomes. You will need to be able to drive with a full UK license due to the geographic area covered by the team. Person Specification Qualifications and/or professional registration Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality Training in student education Experience Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range Experience of working within a relevant specialist area Experience of interdisciplinary working Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload Experience at contributing to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group Skills & Knowledge Able to demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently Able to delegate work to others Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care Able to demonstrate advanced communication and negotiation skills Able to demonstrate the application of research based practice Up to date knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting Up to date knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management Able to give supervision and appraisal of junior staff Up to date knowledge of professional code of conduct Able to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role Able to demonstrate how to reflect and learn from situations and identify difficulties as challenges to then work with others to identify solutions Able to demonstrate co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals Able to demonstrate a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD Other requirements Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK) Access to a vehicle for work purposes Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum/pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours #J-18808-Ljbffr