If you are a registered Occupational Therapist who is driven and passionate about working with people to help them live their best lives, and want to work for a caring organisation, then this is the role for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Occupational Therapist to lead our OT team in the recently established Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST). The service employs an innovative model to provide rehabilitative care to people with complex and severe mental health issues, in line with our programme of Community Mental Health Transformation.
The role offers an opportunity to make a real difference in people’s lives, supporting them to engage with activities of daily living, integrating within their local communities, and allowing them to lead meaningful and more independent lives. The role offers team working, autonomy, variety, and significant development opportunities, both in leadership and clinical skills.
The post holder will be a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in our Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST). This will initially involve some input into the development of the service, including feeding into processes and procedures, and supporting with the recruitment of staff. OT specific developments will include ensuring the implementation of evidence-based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions.
On a day-to-day basis, the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will support patients through a needs-led, patient-centred approach to care. Each patient will have a bespoke care plan agreed at MDT, which the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will help agree and put into action. Close collaboration with the patient's care coordinator is essential.
The role will include supporting patients in developing their skills and relationships to enable them to live healthy, fulfilling lives. Examples of activities that might be undertaken include home visits, social visits, or helping patients engage in community activities including sports and social events.
The Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will provide supervision and line management to junior members of the team, as well as deputising on occasion for the Service Lead.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust, rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
1. Caring for and about you is our top priority
2. Committed to providing good quality, safe services
3. Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
4. Your wellbeing is important to us.
Some benefits of working for us include:
1. Flexible working options to support work-life balance
2. 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
3. Generous NHS pension scheme
4. Excellent learning and career development opportunities
5. ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
6. Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
7. Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
8. Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
9. Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
10. Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
1. A registered Occupational Therapist with recognised degree-level qualification and HCPC registration.
2. Experience of working with patients with complex rehabilitative needs.
3. Kindness, empathy, and passion for supporting people to live independent, fulfilling lives.
4. Experience of using Occupational Therapy evidence-based assessments.
5. Collaborative working with teams and services.
6. Experience of working with people who experience Complex Psychosis, or evidence of the willingness and ability to quickly develop and apply skills in this area of practice.
For further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
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