Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

Due to the transformation of our Mental Health Services, we find ourselves in the enviable position of having 3 vacancies for fabulous Band 6 Community Occupational Therapists to join our lovely team within Mental Health Services for Older People, part of LPTs Directorate of Mental Health.

We are looking for people who share our passion for working with patients over the age of 65 with functional and/or organic mental health conditions. We also work with patients under the age of 65 alongside our Young Onset Dementia Service to support their valuable diagnostic work.

If what you have read so far appeals to you, wed love to hear from you.

The vacancies we have available are:

• 1 x part-time (30hrs per week) Band 6 Occupational Therapy based with our Charnwood Team at Loughborough Hospital.
• 1 x part-time (22.5hrs per week) Band 6 Occupational Therapist based with our City West Team at the Bennion Centre, Glenfield Hospital.
• 1 x part-time (22.5hrs per week) Band 6 Occupational Therapist based with our Blaby & Lutterworth Team based at Blaby Council Offices in Narborough.
• PLEASE EXPRESS YOUR PREFFERED VACANCY IN THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION SECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Contact Details:Emma Arthur (Service Lead): emma.arthur1@nhs.net

Jo Goodman (Clinical Professional Lead): joanne.goodman2@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Healthcare Delivery:

• Manage your caseload and prioritise clinical work.
• Work collaboratively with teams and agencies.
• Maintain accurate patient records and adhere to policies.

Leadership & Communication:

• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and teams.
• Provide advice, training, and supervision to junior staff.
• Lead clinical case reviews and contribute to team development.

Professional Development:

• Participate in training, supervision, and continuous learning.
• Stay updated on evidence-based practices and legislation.
• Supervise students and junior staff.

Governance & Risk Management:

• Contribute to audits, research, and quality improvement.
• Ensure compliance with policies and standards.

Resource Management:

• Maintain service equipment and ensure safety standards.
• Provide statistical data for service evaluation.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall,Penn Lloyd Building,Glenfield

,Leicester,LE3 8TB

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall,Penn Lloyd Building,Glenfield

,Leicester,LE3 8TB

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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