Band 7 Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago

Lowestoft, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We're looking for aspiring leaders to join our dedicated team on the Dragonfly Unit as an Occupational Therapist.

You will be working as part of the Therapy Team comprising, clinical psychology, DBT, art therapy and family therapy. You would be supported and supervised by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has skills in working with children, young people and their families and carers. CAMHS experience would be especially welcome as would knowledge of attachment, child development and working systemically.

We would like individuals to be well motivated, have good interpersonal skills, personal resilience, and an enthusiasm for working with children and their families whilst they are going through a difficult and stressful period in their lives, in terms of their mental health and well-being.

This is an exciting and positive time for the unit in its aspiration to be CQC excellent as we are currently a good rating and there are steps to develop the clinical model which need the support and intervention of OT as part of the wholistic approach to recovery.

You will be working within an inpatient service with a focus on a recovery approach and have the opportunity to lead and direct the structure and focus of the ward routine for service users and staff and contribute to service developments bridging inpatient and community services.

Main duties of the job

Come and join us as we strive for excellence

As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach patient centred will provide support and advice to the multidisciplinary inpatient team and assess the occupational and vocational needs of service users enabling them to develop independent living skills and work towards individual recovery and vocational goals.

It can be a challenging environment at times, so we need clinicians with a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and a hands-on approach. It is vital that the clinician is reflective around issues of power and difference, see the importance of working across systems, and can do that effectively.

We can accommodate some flexible working in line with the service need.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma in Occupational Therapy or BSc Hons in Occupational Therapy Registration with Health Professionals Council Post Graduate training relevant to mental health Willing to undertake leadership / management training

Desirable

Other relevant clinical training and qualification.

Experience

Essential

Experience working as a senior Occupational therapist. Experience of working in Children's Mental Health services Experience of managing or supervising staff Experience of providing fieldwork education to student occupational therapists

Desirable

Experience as a team supervisor Operational management experience Experience in a range of mental health settings

Skills

Essential

Expertise in occupational therapy skills Proven organisational skills Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team Ability to travel around Norfolk and Suffolk sites Computer literacy Report writing and good communication skills Basic management skills Ability to teach and train others Evidence of transferable skills from working with other client groups or related activities

Desirable

Experience in research Use of standardised occupational therapy assessment techniques Ability to lead on aspects of clinical governance agenda

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of current issues within Adult Acute Mental Health services Comprehensive clinical knowledge of conditions related to adult mental health Working knowledge of at least one model or frame of reference for occupational therapy applicable to this clinical area Awareness of safeguarding issues Clinical governance

Desirable

An area of clinical expertise Familiarity with a range of theoretical approaches to occupational therapy in adult mental health

Other

Essential

Adaptable/flexible working attitude Self-motivation Effective stress management skills Enthusiasm Health safety and risk awareness State registration with the HPC Commitment to client centred non-discriminatory practice Ability to prioritise workload

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