Job summary
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge this could be the opportunity you are looking for. A vacancy has arisen for a full-time Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist working within the mental health inpatient team, based in Basildon.
As one of the Senior OTs, you will have joint responsibility for the OT provision across four wards. These includes an assessment unit, two adult wards and PICU. This will give you an unique opportunity to work across all of these wards, and follow their transition as they recover, as well as managing individual and group interventions using the VdT Model of Creative Ability, and supervising junior OT staff
In an exciting new development of Inpatient services, it has been acknowledged that patients require support when transitioning back home. You will be working alongside team members and community teams to support these patients before discharge, enabling access to the support mechanisms to prevent readmission.
EPUT offer a fantastic relocation package of up to £8,000. Covering a number of expenditures for new recruits relocating from 30 miles or more from their new work base at EPUT.
If you would like more information please contact recruitment.adverts@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The acute inpatient service in Basildon provides 24-hour treatment and care in a safe and therapeutic setting, actively engaging and involving people who are experiencing an acute mental health episode. Patients receive individual care and treatment based on Care Programme Approach (CPA).
This post will particularly suit a motivated, experienced, treatment focussed and skilled occupational therapist, who is competent in the management of clients with a focus on utilising Occupational Therapy approaches and interventions that support recovery. A knowledge of VdTMoCA is desirable but not essential as in-house training will be available.
We are seeking a resilient enthusiastic individual who iscommitted to the provision of therapy within the inpatient service. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including nurses, support workers, psychiatrists and psychology. It is important that you are able to work autonomously whilst adopting a flexible and positive approach. There will also be some opportunity for developing group work to address specific mental health conditions.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The AHP leadership is committed to provide ongoing and continuous professional development for all staff. We offer exceptional education, training and development opportunities as well as a wide range of benefits, which include salary sacrifice schemes and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave to support a healthy work-life balance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Duties:
- To assess clients referred to the service.
- To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases.
- To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
- To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
- To liaise closely with community Occupational Therapy Department as required.
- To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
- To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
- To liaise with Social Services and Housing Organisations concerning provision of equipment and home adaptations.
- To manage a complex caseload.
- To apply a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual or group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
- To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to assistants, junior staff, students, carers and statutory or non-statutory bodies.
- To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment or discharge clients accordingly.
- To ensure that treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.
- To develop and initiate interventions based on the integration of theoretical knowledge in order to meet unique client needs.
- To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies.
- To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process in line with Occupational Therapy Clinical Governance Standards.
- To contribute constructively to the supervision process.
- To provide supervision and day-to-day operational management to junior staff in the Acute Adult in-patient Department.
- To supervise students.
For further details / informal visits contact:Jacqui SullivanOT Clinical Leadjacqui.sullivan@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
The AHP leadership is committed to provide ongoing and continuous professional development for all staff. We offer exceptional education, training and development opportunities as well as a wide range of benefits, which include salary sacrifice schemes and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave to support a healthy work-life balance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Duties:
- To assess clients referred to the service.
- To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases.
- To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
- To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
- To liaise closely with community Occupational Therapy Department as required.
- To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
- To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
- To liaise with Social Services and Housing Organisations concerning provision of equipment and home adaptations.
- To manage a complex caseload.
- To apply a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual or group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
- To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to assistants, junior staff, students, carers and statutory or non-statutory bodies.
- To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment or discharge clients accordingly.
- To ensure that treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.
- To develop and initiate interventions based on the integration of theoretical knowledge in order to meet unique client needs.
- To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies.
- To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process in line with Occupational Therapy Clinical Governance Standards.
- To contribute constructively to the supervision process.
- To provide supervision and day-to-day operational management to junior staff in the Acute Adult in-patient Department.
- To supervise students.
For further details / informal visits contact:Jacqui SullivanOT Clinical Leadjacqui.sullivan@nhs.net
Person Specification
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- OT BSc/MSc Degree
- 18 months - 2 years experience as a Band 5 OT
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working on a mental health inpatient unit
- Experience of group work
Desirable
- Experience of managing/supervising staff
- Knowledge / experience of VdTMoCA
Person Specification
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- OT BSc/MSc Degree
- 18 months - 2 years experience as a Band 5 OT
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working on a mental health inpatient unit
- Experience of group work
Desirable
- Experience of managing/supervising staff
- Knowledge / experience of VdTMoCA
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rochford Hospital, Mental Health Inpatient Units
Union Lane
Rochford
SS4 1RB
Employer's website
https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
