Senior Occupational Therapists - ***£3000 Welcome Bonus***
The Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team based at Hellesdon Hospital; Norwich are seeking ambitious Senior Occupational Therapists to join our existing team.
Our diverse team, ranging from assistant practitioners to advanced nurse practitioners, offers the opportunity to develop your skillset, working alongside and learning from senior clinicians in a varied occupational therapy role.
We're proactive and skilled at managing risk and supporting service users in crisis across Norwich, South, North, and Central Norfolk. Expect to undertake rewarding, intensive work aimed at providing alternatives to hospital admissions.
As a senior occupational therapist within the team, your responsibilities will include shift coordination, triaging, assessments, and working in home treatment within a community setting without solely holding a caseload.
We split the team geographically and take equal responsibility for caseloads, so you will not hold one independently. Experience from an acute or community setting is important, along with the ability to recognize acute presentations and a good understanding of the local mental health system.
If you enjoy working with high-risk cases and are looking to develop as an autonomous, confident practitioner, we'd love to hear from you!
Main Duties of the Job
Upon joining us, you will be supported in building your competence in assessment. A minimum of two weeks of local induction and a core competency framework will be provided to enhance your assessment skills using evidence-based practice.
We host regular reflective practice sessions, training days, and wellbeing workshops, along with clinical and management supervision. The CRHT is quality improvement focused and has regular interfaces with a range of teams, both internally and externally, with a focus on outreach with primary care.
The shift pattern consists of long days, 3 per week, including night cover, with 4 days off. We can offer the opportunity to rotate if this is of particular interest.
About Us
Why Work for Us? We face challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations and are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work. We need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. Our strong, established professional networks are complemented by an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, and you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich. Our villages, towns, and cities are rich in history, with independent cafes, shops, and theatres. We offer excellent shopping, dining, top-ranking schools, and affordable housing.
We offer the full range of NHS benefits and in addition:
* Up to 307 hours of holiday entitlement (subject to length of service)
* FREE Yoga and Pilates
* Cycle scheme for tax-free bikes and accessories
* Support with revalidation
* We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)
Job Responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part-time roles). This is a one-off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some of it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. This recruitment premium is for external applicants only and is not applicable to newly qualified applicants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma / Degree in OT
* HPC state recognition
* Clinical supervisor qualification or willingness to work towards it
Experience
* Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
* Experience in delivering group-based interventions and supporting service development
Skills
* Ability to deliver OT assessments and treatments
* Group work skills
* Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 gross per annum.
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