Job summary
Are you passionate about working with adults with mental health issues?
Then we want to hear from you!
We are looking to fill a full-time post at a Local Mental Health Team covering the City of Nottingham. Our core business hours are 09:00-17:00 but some flexibility can be offered.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a proactive, compassionate, caring and recovery focused Occupational Therapist with excellent communication skills to join our existing dynamic multidisciplinary Local Mental Health Team. The post- holder will work alongside a more experienced Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants to offer profession specific assessments develop collaborative interventions that promote recovery, enabling patients to live their best life.
In return, we offer you an established preceptorship programme, a supporting network of colleagues, opportunities for career development, access to high quality supervision, and an employer who is supportive of your own physical and mental wellbeing.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career.
Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are Notts HC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is both rewarding and a vital role towards the delivery of treatment to our patients in the City of Nottingham.
The post aim is to implement a high-quality Occupational Therapy service requiring the post holder to Assess, offer appropriate evidence based intervention plans collaboratively with the patients in their own homes and local environments. To evaluate and make adjustments alongside the unqualified staff.
Professional and clinical supervision will be provided by an identified Occupational Therapist.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is both rewarding and a vital role towards the delivery of treatment to our patients in the City of Nottingham.
The post aim is to implement a high-quality Occupational Therapy service requiring the post holder to Assess, offer appropriate evidence based intervention plans collaboratively with the patients in their own homes and local environments. To evaluate and make adjustments alongside the unqualified staff.
Professional and clinical supervision will be provided by an identified Occupational Therapist.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in OT or on track for award 2023
- HCPC registered qualified/student
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A driving licence is required for this post
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Mental Health
Desirable
- Work experience in community Mental Health
- Recovery focused practice
Apptitude and skills
Essential
- Assessment/OT process skills
- Effective risk management skills
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in OT or on track for award 2023
- HCPC registered qualified/student
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A driving licence is required for this post
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Mental Health
Desirable
- Work experience in community Mental Health
- Recovery focused practice
Apptitude and skills
Essential
- Assessment/OT process skills
- Effective risk management skills
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
