Job summary
Exciting opportunities at Walker Close!
What to be part of a friendly, excited and energised team?
The Walker Close team are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to work across the LD and A Inpatient Assessment and Treatment Unit and the LD and A Intensive support team (IST)
You will be joining a friendly, motivated and enthusiastic team who are on their journey to outstanding having already been rated as good by the CQC across all domains. The wards and IST form the acute service for learning disability and autism and work with people admitted to hospital and with people in the community to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or providing transitional support between services. The acute teams are part of a wider specialist service who all work closely together to create a seamless approach for the clients and their families. Staff can benefit from this close working relationship with the potential for rotational roles between teams.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work closely with our fabulous Community occupational therapists in keeping with our 'team around the patient' model and as well as working directly with both the inpatient and IST teams,
Ideally the successful candidate will be passionate and experienced in maintaining, restoring or creating a match between the abilities of the person, the demands of their activities and occupations, and the demands of the environment in order to improve function, promote independence and enhance opportunities for meaningful participation in daily life, whilst working alongside and cooperatively with a skilled MDT.
Not sure?
Don't worry, you will be given extensive support from our fantastic Acute LD service manager as well as from the rest of the team who are already excited to meet you.
About us
The Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Service has a fresh approach to ideas and service delivery being supported by the Trust, we are confident our new model of care is the very best for the people we care for.
We invest heavily in training, provide first class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone in our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential. The teams are updating their Positive Behaviour Support skills with the British Institute for Learning Disability (BILD) and enjoy other training such as Makaton as part of a wide selection of subjects delivered at our monthly protected days. You will be joining the team which will involve taking part in the ward QI projects and working towards improving patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will also include taking an AHP lead across the LD and A pathway and providing clinical supervision to AHP professional in both the acute LD and community LD teams as well as working clinically in the LD inpatient and IST teams.
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!
Interview dates are yet to be set; 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will also include taking an AHP lead across the LD and A pathway and providing clinical supervision to AHP professional in both the acute LD and community LD teams as well as working clinically in the LD inpatient and IST teams.
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!
Interview dates are yet to be set; 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.
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
Desirable
- Other relevant clinical training and qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current issues within Adult Acute Mental Health services.
- Comprehensive clinical knowledge of conditions related to adult mental health
Desirable
- An area of clinical expertise
- Familiarity with a range of theoretical approaches to occupational therapy in adult mental health.
Skills
Essential
- Expertise in occupational therapy skills
- Report writing and good communication skills
- Proven organisational skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a senior occupational therapist
- Experience of working in Adult 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
Other
Essential
- Adaptable/flexible working attitude.
- Health safety and risk awareness.
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
Desirable
- Other relevant clinical training and qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current issues within Adult Acute Mental Health services.
- Comprehensive clinical knowledge of conditions related to adult mental health
Desirable
- An area of clinical expertise
- Familiarity with a range of theoretical approaches to occupational therapy in adult mental health.
Skills
Essential
- Expertise in occupational therapy skills
- Report writing and good communication skills
- Proven organisational skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a senior occupational therapist
- Experience of working in Adult 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
Other
Essential
- Adaptable/flexible working attitude.
- Health safety and risk awareness.
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).
