Job summary
Are you a registered Occupational Therapist (OT) with ambitions to develop your career?
Have you used/or are familiar with OT assessments such as the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST) or other outcome measures.
Are you interested in holistic approaches within the Mental Health Sector?
An opportunity has arisen to join the Great Yarmouth Community Therapies Service (formally known as St Cath's) which provides an OT led therapy service that is communityoriented for people aged 25 and over who are experiencing mental health problems.
The team provides a Monday - Friday service and offers a programme of foundation, focused and community-based group activities both outdoor and from community hubs. As well as, outreach and one to one assessments and interventions for service users under the care of a Secondary Care Adult Community Mental Health Services. Groups include OT led, psychologically and therapeutically informed work and Recovery Focused Community groups. The groups focus on community integration or re-integration as a part of a person's wishes in their recovery.
The team is looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our busy team of OT's, Peer Support Workers and Assistant Practitioners. You will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about OT and Community Mental Health with an interest in quality improvement for the person.
Main duties of the job
Here at the Great Yarmouth Community Therapy Team, we are on a journey of improvement, and this is an exciting opportunity to join us in delivering the best possible care for our local community.
You will be working alongside a team of Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Peer support workers and an Art Psychotherapist to deliver a service that serves the need of reducing the barriers that hinder people to access what is meaningful to them. You will be providing specialist assessments and interventions to service users currently accessing secondary care via Great Yarmouth Community Mental Health Team.
Within this role you will need to be able to work independently and travel around the local area independently. You will be involved in all aspects of the OT pathway from assessment to intervention to discharge, working autonomously to provide a range of interventions both on a 1:1 basis and in group work. Within the role you will work closely with the wider Great Yarmouth Community Mental Health Team to support with assessment of OT needs and to provide advice and guidance where required.
As a senior member of staff you will be heavily involved in the daily delivery of the service, providing specialist advice and guidance to other staff members and implementing a high quality evidence based Occupational Therapy service.
About us
There will also be an expectation to support other staff members and students with their placements, provide supervision to junior staff and giving advice on how to support service users.
Our primary focus is on collaborative working; placing great emphasis on the assessment/recovery focused model of care. Many aspects relating to service user Recovery is reflected within the assessment tools used, such as MOHOST, Dialog+/Safety Planning, and the Trust's philosophy that underpins patient centred care.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, youll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. Were 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.
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!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- 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
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.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, youll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. Were 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.
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!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- 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
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.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising others
Desirable
- Experience working clinically in a mental health setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
- Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
Desirable
- Understanding of applications of brief therapies
Other
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising others
Desirable
- Experience working clinically in a mental health setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
- Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
Desirable
- Understanding of applications of brief therapies
Other
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality
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
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).
