Occupational Therapist Workshop Co-Ordinator

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced band 6 occupational therapist to play a lead role in the development and co-ordination of our workshop programme for service users in the North and City Adult Community Mental Health Teams in the North Norfolk and Norwich Care Group (the post is a twelve month post).

The successful applicant will also have access to support from the Trust Occupational Therapy network, including professional management support and opportunities for CPD development and will also be part of our vibrant North and City Psychology Teams, as well as our wider Community Teams.

For internal applicants we can offer fixed term roles as secondments with your current managers approval. Please advise your recruitment officer if you would like to be considered for this role on a secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

As part of this role, you will be responsible for:

  • The development of workshop content and delivery with service user participation where possible.
  • Promotion of workshops to service users and teams.
  • Streamlining the referral and workshop enrolment process.
  • Liaison with other professionals.
  • Keeping clinical records.
  • Gathering and analysing outcome information with the help of one of our psychology assistants.
  • Collating service user feedback and developing a reporting system.
  • Working alongside other professionals and psychology assistants to provide the workshops.
  • Training other professionals in workshop delivery and supervision structures.

About us

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Date posted

02 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year gross per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-CNN3651334-A

Job locations

Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BU


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 in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews are to be held on 13th December 2021 however subject to change, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

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 in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews are to be held on 13th December 2021 however subject to change, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma / Degree in OT
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Relevant post graduate training courses

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Have significant post registration experience
  • Delivery of clinical interventions

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to deliver OT assessment / treatments
  • Group work skills
  • Competent assessment skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Supervisory skills
  • Psychosocial interventions

Other

Essential

  • Able to travel independently
  • Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma / Degree in OT
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Relevant post graduate training courses

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Have significant post registration experience
  • Delivery of clinical interventions

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to deliver OT assessment / treatments
  • Group work skills
  • Competent assessment skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Supervisory skills
  • Psychosocial interventions

Other

Essential

  • Able to travel independently
  • Ability to work under pressure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BU


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BU


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Dr Laura Capellino

Laura.Capellino@nsft.nhs.uk

01603421576

Date posted

02 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year gross per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-CNN3651334-A

Job locations

Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BU


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