Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

We are committed to providing high quality care for the people of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. Are You?

As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual's needs.

Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting challenge to develop your skills within an inpatient mental health care setting? As part of a development in service provision fantastic opportunity has arisen for a for a full-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our well-established team at Airedale Centre for Mental Health.

The opportunity is based on Heather ward, an acute psychiatric ward, caring for females aged 18-65 who are experiencing acute mental illness.

Main duties of the job

The new provision will incorporate a 7-day service with shift working to enhance the therapeutic offer for service users, and will include a combination of the following hours:

  • Early Shift- 07:30 - 15:30
  • Mid Shift- 09:00 - 17:00
  • Late Shift- 12:00 - 20:00

As a senior occupational therapist, you will complete comprehensive assessments of functional ability, deliver individualised treatment plans and support recovery and transition from hospital to home. You will work collaboratively with the wider MDT both on the ward and in the community. In addition you will be responsible for the support and development of the occupational therapy and activity team at the unit.

We are seeking an innovative practitioner, able to drive service development, manage a complex caseload, and support the leadership within the occupational therapy and activity team on Fern ward.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Details

Date posted

27 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-23-5427759-MR3

Job locations

Airedale Centre for Mental Health

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience including experience of risk assessment, assessing patients and creating/implementing high quality treatment and care plans.
  • Experience of working with people with a variety of Mental Health conditions
  • Experience of crisis interventions.
  • Experience of providing teaching and education to the MDT
  • Experience of supervising staff and students.
  • Registration with HCPC, Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

  • Involvement in innovative service development.
  • Experience of leading a team

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with HCPC
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

  • Qualification in specific OT assessments such as AMPS
  • APPLE accreditation or equivalent
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience including experience of risk assessment, assessing patients and creating/implementing high quality treatment and care plans.
  • Experience of working with people with a variety of Mental Health conditions
  • Experience of crisis interventions.
  • Experience of providing teaching and education to the MDT
  • Experience of supervising staff and students.
  • Registration with HCPC, Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

  • Involvement in innovative service development.
  • Experience of leading a team

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with HCPC
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

  • Qualification in specific OT assessments such as AMPS
  • APPLE accreditation or equivalent

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

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale Centre for Mental Health

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale Centre for Mental Health

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Occupational Therapist

Hannah Kerr

Hannah.Kerr@bdct.nhs.uk

01535678117

Details

Date posted

27 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-23-5427759-MR3

Job locations

Airedale Centre for Mental Health

Steeton

BD20 6TD


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