Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to work in a leadership role, at Forston Clinic, Dorchester we invite you to join us to build and lead a team of staff delivering occupational therapy, and exercise instruction across the adult and older persons mental health wards.
This unique opportunity will enable you to continue to work clinically as an occupational therapist whilst leading a team to deliver excellent, high quality therapy services. You will have the opportunity to leada QI project to look at the value of a model of working that integrates inpatient and community OT services for people admitted to Forston as part of the Access Wellbeing transformation.
Dorset HealthCare has an established OT Network where occupational therapists from across the organisation work together to demonstrate and develop the power of occupational therapy with the aim of improving care and services for all. Working closely with the Forston clinic leadership team and therapy staff you can further develop your leadership skills in a supportive and inclusive environment.
The Occupational Therapist Therapy Lead role is a full-time post. We would welcome part-time applications with a minimum of 30 hours. Flexible working can be considered or a secondment opportunity. Any queries or further discussion, please contactjagoda.banovic@nhs.net
To be responsible for the Therapy Services at Forston Clinic, facilitating the recovery journey through specialist input.
· Provide specialist occupational therapy using evidence-based client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention with people with Mental Health needs and their care.
To be responsible for the planning, developing and evaluating of the Therapy provision in line with service developments.
To work as a member of the leadership team to deliver high quality care representing the therapies service and staff and leading on projects where required.
To develop and establish relationships with Access Wellbeing Services and other services relevant to supporting a persons recovery and discharge from hospital.
To actively participate in quality improvement projects and service evaluations to support the development of the team and/or celebrate positive practice.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
You will be required to undertake aPrevention and Management of Violence and Aggressioncourse and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Mar 2025