Senior Occupational Therapist
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting people with Learning Disabilities and committed to improving their quality of life?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join the Wakefield Intensive Support Team, part of the Wakefield Community Learning Disability Team.
Our experienced, well-established, supportive, and committed specialist multi-disciplinary team includes Psychology, Nursing, SLT, and Health Care Support Workers. All team members are committed to delivering the Transforming Care agenda and your input as a skilled OT, delivering comprehensive, outcome driven assessments and interventions, will be highly valued.
The IST is part of the wider CLDT, a comprehensive MDT that works together to support adults with learning disabilities and their families/carers.
The Trust is committed to staff development and as an OT working with the Trust you will have access to the OT Forum, led by the professional lead, which offers support and CPD opportunities.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
You will be a highly motivated and conscientious individual who has the desire to work creatively with people with learning disabilities within the community, providing the highest standards of safe and compassionate care to clients to maximise their potential.
You will be required to use your specialist OT skills to support the assessment and delivery of high-quality therapeutic interventions to address the occupational needs of service users. This will require effective MDT working skills, close liaison with other agencies and use of excellent communication skills.
The successful applicant will manage a community caseload of service users who have a variety of presentations, enabling activity participation and independence in a community setting, including training of family carers and paid carers in different settings. You would be required to evaluate treatment outcomes and contribute to service development.
Please contact Dr Lindy Newton on 07918618819
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Date posted
25 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9378-W0883A
Job locations
Block 9, Fieldhead Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Block 9, Fieldhead Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Employer's website
https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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