Specialist Community Occupational Therapist

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SpecialistCommunity Occupational Therapist - Band 6 (Melton Mowbray Hospital)

Are you an enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Mental HealthOccupational Therapist, looking to take the next steps in your career?

You need a high level of autonomy, working predominantlywithin patients own homes/ environments and community settings, as well asutilising phone and video appointments.

We offer a blended approach to working and you will besupported to work from home as well as at an office base, depending on team andpatient need.

We are a committed and friendly OT team, providingspecialist OT input within the CMHT's and working with neighbourhoods acrossLLR. Within our team, there are also many CPD opportunities available, withrecent team training in different occupation focussed models and assessmentssuch as Allens Cognitive Disability Model and Sensory Integration, as well asother OT specific in-service training and development opportunities.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is veryimportant to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regularsupervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your careerwith a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve yourlong-term goals and work to your strengths.

Location: Melton Mowbray Hospital, First floor, St Mary'sBirth Centre, Thorpe road, LE131SJ - More information please contact: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate theTrusts values in everything you do in the work environment and live up the LPTPledge, being responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trusts resourcesthat you utilise, and be able to deliver Effective Healthcare within theorganisation.

We offer a blended approach to working and you will besupported to work from home as well as at an office base, depending on team andpatient need.

You must be able to establish therapeutic relationshipswith people to support their recovery journey through thorough assessment,collaborative goal setting, intervention planning and delivery. You willdelegate appropriate tasks / interventions to other members of the OT team,monitoring their work and supporting them to enhance their skills,competencies, and confidence.

You will have strong engagement and motivational skills andbe flexible in working with patients with severe and enduring complex mentalhealth needs. You will clinically supervise junior members of staff and youwill also be provided with professional and management supervision.

For more information please view the attached JobDescription and Person Specification.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficientnumber of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About us

About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages.

Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment.

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual.

This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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Please click onto Apply for this job and you will bere-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description andperson specification.

This document outlines the full range of criteria thatare required for the role.

In your application, you can state how you meet thecriteria in the job description and person specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please click onto Apply for this job and you will bere-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description andperson specification.

This document outlines the full range of criteria thatare required for the role.

In your application, you can state how you meet thecriteria in the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

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Essential

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address

Melton Mowbray Hospital

Thorpe Road

Melton Mowbray

Leicester

LE13 1SJ

United Kingdom

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