Job summary
This is a really exciting time to join the High Peak and North Dales Older Adult Community Mental Health Team as Occupational Therapist.
The role is to support the their friendly and supportive team based at Corbar View in Buxton (High Peak). The role is 22.5 hours per week.
You will ideally need to have recent and relevant experience of working with older adults with a range of health conditions, preferably in a community setting, however, this is not essential.
The work will involve managing Occupational Therapy referrals into the team, assessing the occupational needs of older adults with health conditions who live within their local community, designing and implementing person-centred interventions to support them to live their best life.
This will include working with partners across the local community to ensure that we provide the right service at the right time by the right person. Therefore, you will need to have the ability to travel across the geographical area.
Main duties of the job
You will be able to work autonomously managing a diverse caseload and work closely with the multi-disciplinary team, giving you the opportunity to work with CPNs, Psychiatrists, Dementia Support Workers, Psychologists and skilled support staff.
You will utilise a range of standardised Occupational Therapy assessments that are used trust wide and will receive support and training in this.
You will be involved in service development and quality improvement projects as we develop OT pathways across the organisation, build links with our partnership organisations in the community and grow our peer support services as we embed the Community Mental Health Framework across our teams.
You will be part of the wider Occupational Therapy Community in Derbyshire Healthcare, contributing to CPD events, practice development opportunities and workforce development, including the recruitment of staff and the development of our support staff.
We have a commitment to promoting staff health and wellbeing and have an ongoing programme of wellbeing events, both as a profession and in the wider organisation.
About us
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal
- Access to profession specific and other training, both internal and external
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network, Women's Network and Christian Network
- Active Staff Forum that represents staff views
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities across the profession and the wider organisation
- Involvement in trust wide, local and national AHP activities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Key Responsibilities include:
The provision of specialist OT assessment and intervention-focussed upon clients occupational and functional needs.
Interventions provided will be within the practitioners sphere of competency and within their major skill set, the practitioner is expected to liaise with colleagues who may be more experienced within a particular field as and when required.
Management of a caseload, using OT evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Assessment and prescription of assistive equipment as required.
Development of collaborative partnership working with our local external partners for example health and social care, voluntary sector, social care.
You will play a pivotal role in this work alongside our partner agencies and people with lived experience.
Supervision and support of fellow OT members of the team.
You will be offered regular management supervision from your service manager and professional/clinical supervision from the Occupational Therapy Lead to support you with this.
Support and develop student placements and newly qualified OTs on our preceptorship programme within the service and across the workforce.
Provide regular student placements/shadowing opportunities. You will liaise with our AHP Practice Learning Facilitator and AHP Preceptorship Facilitator regularly.
Involvement in trust wide OT service development and innovation.
There will be an expectation that the post holder will have knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and to support the duty rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Key Responsibilities include:
The provision of specialist OT assessment and intervention-focussed upon clients occupational and functional needs.
Interventions provided will be within the practitioners sphere of competency and within their major skill set, the practitioner is expected to liaise with colleagues who may be more experienced within a particular field as and when required.
Management of a caseload, using OT evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Assessment and prescription of assistive equipment as required.
Development of collaborative partnership working with our local external partners for example health and social care, voluntary sector, social care.
You will play a pivotal role in this work alongside our partner agencies and people with lived experience.
Supervision and support of fellow OT members of the team.
You will be offered regular management supervision from your service manager and professional/clinical supervision from the Occupational Therapy Lead to support you with this.
Support and develop student placements and newly qualified OTs on our preceptorship programme within the service and across the workforce.
Provide regular student placements/shadowing opportunities. You will liaise with our AHP Practice Learning Facilitator and AHP Preceptorship Facilitator regularly.
Involvement in trust wide OT service development and innovation.
There will be an expectation that the post holder will have knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and to support the duty rota.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post-preceptorship experience as an OT, ideally with some older adult experience
- Knowledge and application of theoretical models of practice
- Experience of working with people who have severe and enduring needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in mental health with a working knowledge of the principals of CPA (Care Programme Approach) where appropriateCare Programme Approach) where appropriate
- Service Development
- Partnership Working
- Experience of supervising staff
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Occupational Therapist
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Training relevant to specialist area
Desirable
- Student educator accreditation/willingness to undertake the training1
- Clinical supervision training
Skills
Essential
- Computer literate
- Ability to apply core OT skills in a mental health setting, including carrying out occupational assessments and setting occupational goals.
- Ability to manage a complex caseload
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
- Comprehensive range of high level verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Ability to respond efficiently to complex information within tight deadlines
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post-preceptorship experience as an OT, ideally with some older adult experience
- Knowledge and application of theoretical models of practice
- Experience of working with people who have severe and enduring needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in mental health with a working knowledge of the principals of CPA (Care Programme Approach) where appropriateCare Programme Approach) where appropriate
- Service Development
- Partnership Working
- Experience of supervising staff
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Occupational Therapist
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Training relevant to specialist area
Desirable
- Student educator accreditation/willingness to undertake the training1
- Clinical supervision training
Skills
Essential
- Computer literate
- Ability to apply core OT skills in a mental health setting, including carrying out occupational assessments and setting occupational goals.
- Ability to manage a complex caseload
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
- Comprehensive range of high level verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Ability to respond efficiently to complex information within tight deadlines
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
