Employer: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Great Oaks
Town: Scunthorpe
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/05/2025 23:59
Interview date: 21/05/2025
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are currently looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our acute directorate based at Great Oaks Hospital in Scunthorpe. The role combines Clinical Leadership of the Occupational Therapists in the acute pathway, alongside working clinically into the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.
The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team in Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join their team to drive forward the development of the Occupational Therapy pathway within CRHTT. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate Occupational Therapist who has a strong understanding of the contribution of Occupational Therapists in supporting individuals in mental health crisis. The role also consists of Clinical Leadership of the Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy assistant on the acute adult and older people wards.
In this role you will get to support the ward OT team clinically by leading and developing the occupational therapy delivery, which includes Occupational therapists at band 5 and 6, rotational OT's, OT apprentices, and OT assistant. You will be given the opportunity to contribute to quality improvement projects to improve the quality of the inpatient experience for our service users.
Main duties of the job
The job is varied and challenging and offers the opportunity to be an integral part of the acute pathway. Key elements of the post include:
1. Taking the lead on the development of recovery and occupation focused interventions.
2. Building and refining a CRHTT occupational therapy pathway.
3. Providing clinical leadership to junior staff (inc. Band 6 & 5 OT's, OT apprentices, OT assistants and support staff).
4. Providing skills and training for the team in both CRHT and the acute wards.
5. Planning & implementing short-term and/or group interventions in collaboration with patients.
6. Leading and delivering high-quality occupational therapy care within a defined clinical area or pathway.
7. Providing expert clinical practice with advanced clinical reasoning.
8. Leading evaluation and development of clinical practice.
To work effectively as a member of the pathway in providing an appropriate range of assessments & treatments for patients experiencing an acute mental health need.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* Registration with Health and Care Professions Council.
Experience
* Significant post registration experience with demonstrable experience at senior level in mental health services/ applicable to specialism area.
* Supervisory and / or management responsibility for staff.
* Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship [if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route. Please note, not all vacancies are eligible for sponsorship.
Before applying, you can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship using the criteria for the skilled worker visa under the UK’s point’s based immigration system here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
**Please note, there have been some changes made to Home Office guidance in relation to salary thresholds for sponsorship applications from 9 April 2025**
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.
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