Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Silverwood

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Job summary

Band 7 - Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Full Time - Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to work within our brand new, purpose-built, acute inpatient mental health hospital in Chertsey. This is a rare opportunity to work within a setting built with current understandings of therapeutic environments and trauma-informed care.

Our Service is committed to working in partnership to deliver high quality care and a recovery-based approach to mental health services. We use the Model of Human Occupation to guide all our occupational therapy assessments and interventions.

Our new way of working embodies a 'One Team' approach. You will work with a dedicated and supported multiprofessional team which includes Psychology, Nursing and Psychiatry, as well as other key Multidisciplinary members in the Acute Care Service. Delivering excellent care and treatment to the people we support and their families. You will also be providing supervision and mentoring to Occupational Therapists and activity coordinators.

The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to an extensive, co-ordinated CPD programme including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training, and an annual conference. Staff are valued for their expertise in occupationally focused interventions and specialist group therapy.

Main duties of the job

The post is suitable if you have previous experience and specialist skills working in mental health. You will be very committed to the processes that promote the individual's recovery. The role includes completing high quality, evidenced based occupational therapy assessments and interventions. The post holder will also have knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation. The ideal candidate must have demonstrable experience of supervising teams in a busy environment and have a passion for working with people who are acutely unwell. Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to an extensive, co-ordinated CPD programme including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training, and an annual conference. Staff are valued for their expertise in occupationally focused interventions and specialist group therapy.

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.

Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

05 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£45,753 to £52,067 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-6094294-SILVERWOOD-B

Job locations

Silverwood

St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill Lyne

Chertsey

KT16 0AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on Silverwood please click on the link below.

Silverwood - New mental health inpatient service : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (sabp.nhs.uk)

For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Description attached to this job listing.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on Silverwood please click on the link below.

Silverwood - New mental health inpatient service : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (sabp.nhs.uk)

For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Description attached to this job listing.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

  • HCPC Registration

Qualifications

Essential

  • Occupational Therapy professional qualification

Desirable

  • Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course
  • Clinical supervision training
  • Leadership training
  • Additional academic clinical qualification relevant to area of work

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with people who have complex needs.
  • Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
  • Demonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills.
  • Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
  • Evidence of an interest and skills in specialist area

Desirable

  • Experience of contributing to service development/project work
  • Experience of providing supervision
  • Experience of supporting students on placement
Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

  • HCPC Registration

Qualifications

Essential

  • Occupational Therapy professional qualification

Desirable

  • Completion of a Fieldwork Educators' course
  • Clinical supervision training
  • Leadership training
  • Additional academic clinical qualification relevant to area of work

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with people who have complex needs.
  • Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
  • Demonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills.
  • Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
  • Evidence of an interest and skills in specialist area

Desirable

  • Experience of contributing to service development/project work
  • Experience of providing supervision
  • Experience of supporting students on placement

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Silverwood

St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill Lyne

Chertsey

KT16 0AE


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Silverwood

St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill Lyne

Chertsey

KT16 0AE


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Acute Therapy Services Manager

Michelle Marland

michelle.marland@sabp.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

05 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£45,753 to £52,067 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-6094294-SILVERWOOD-B

Job locations

Silverwood

St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill Lyne

Chertsey

KT16 0AE


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