Job summary
Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (There is an expectation that this post will involve some weekend working and will involve working outside of regular 9-5pm hours)
Job ref: 453-25-7071763
Employer: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Lynfield Mount Hospital
Town: Bradford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
NHS AfC: Band 6
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. 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.
Job overview
Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting challenge to develop your skills within an inpatient mental health care setting?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our well-established team at Lynfield Mount Hospital.
The vacancy is based on Clover Ward which is a 10 bed Psychiatric Intensive care unit.
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
The role will cover 7.5 hour shifts covering 7 days and will comprise of earlies, lates and include relevant pay enhancements as applicable.
Closing Date: 1st April 2025
Shortlisting: 2nd April 2025
Interview Date: TBC
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
1. We Care
2. We Listen
3. We Deliver
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Person specification
Essential
* Registration with HCPC
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Clinical experience including experience of risk assessment, assessing patients and creating/implementing high quality treatment and care plans
* Worked as named professional to client group
* Experience of developing and facilitating groupwork
* Experience of supervising staff and students
Desirable
* Qualification in specific OT assessments such as AMPS
* APPLE accreditation or equivalent
* Involvement in innovative service development
* Experience of managing staff
* Experience of leading a team
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
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