B6 Occupational Therapist
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Do you want to make a real difference for people who have experienced a first episode of psychosis?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to become part of our award-winning service. This is an exciting opportunity to work in and contribute to the effectiveness of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIIP).
EIIP has good outcomes for its clients and staff find it a very rewarding job based on positive outcomes and working closely with clients and their families.
As an Occupational Therapist and Care Coordinator you will use your professional and personal skills to help people identify and come to terms with their first episode of psychosis and support them on their path to recovery. Within EIIP the Occupational Therapy team is developing innovative ways of delivering occupationally focussed interventions to support people in their recovery.
This is also an excellent opportunity to come and be part of the dynamic SABP occupational therapy service. We have a robust CPD offer which includes and speciality specific academic programme and reflective practice as well as occupational therapy core skills, eLearning and bimonthly occupational therapy forums.
The team is based at Unither House Hub in Chertsey, with a satellite base in Aldershot Centre for Health.
You would need to be willing to travel and have a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access EIIP services and their carers / supporters / family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways for this specialist clinical area.
- To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
- To contribute to the generic functioning of the team and to promote patient safety and the management of risk.
- To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a specialist clinical workload.
- To hold and manage a caseload as care coordinator, working within the EIIP model and CPA framework
- To complete New Patient Assessments for people referred to the service.
- To provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships and support workers (as appropriate)
- To provide occupational therapy student placements.
- To contribute to service development and audits.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Date posted
13 January 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,391 to £42,503 a year Includes 5% Fringe HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9325-23-7547-2
Job locations
Surrey & Border Partnership Trust
Curfew Bell Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 9FG
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Surrey & Border Partnership Trust
Curfew Bell Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 9FG
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