We are seeking enthusiastic and passionate registered Occupational Therapy candidates who are keen to consolidate and continue to develop their core Occupational Therapy skills and practise.
The Band 5 Occupational Therapy Rotation is Trust Wide and offers candidates the opportunity to work within physical, mental health, forensic and learning disability services across the Merseycare footprint, enabling opportunities within community and in-patient provision.
As a valued member of the Occupational Therapy workforce, training, CPD, supervision and preceptorship opportunities are available as standard to support you on your Occupational Therapy career journey in order to develop holistic skills sets.
Interviews planned for 18th November 2024
Main duties of the job
The successful post holders will join a varied and well-established Band 5 Occupational Therapy 6 monthly rotational programme.
You will be using evidence based/ patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions of the service user group.
The post holder will take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users/patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high quality Occupational Therapy to a defined caseload.
You will work in partnership with other professionals and as an integral member of the Occupational Therapy teams and wider MDT, supporting service users and their families and carers side by side.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The skills required for this post include practical problem solving skills, with sound clinical reasoning skills. An effective team player and have excellent organisational and communication skills required to work in a busy service.
To be considered for this post you must have:
1. BSc degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC registration or an Occupational Therapy Student due to graduate.
2. Experience of working with patients with Physical Health conditions and/or Mental Health conditions and/or Learning Disabilities and/or Paediatrics.
3. An understanding of the impact of these conditions on patients' lives.
4. Experience of undertaking holistic assessments.
5. The ability to transport self around the community.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. Practice education experience within physical, paediatrics and mental/LD health services
2. Ability to travel between sites as per role requirement
3. Enhanced DBS Disclosure
4. Evidence of active participation in supervision and the appraisal process
5. Active CPD portfolio
6. Experience of relevant Therapy functional assessment
7. Risk assessment skills
8. Awareness of factors contributing to good health and the importance of service delivery
9. Good time management and organisational skills
Desirable
1. Experience of successful team working
2. Experience of effective liaison and communication
3. A basic understanding of relevant legislation
Qualifications
Essential
1. BSc Occupational Therapy
2. HCPC Registration
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Across the trust
Multiple Sites across Community, Secure and Mental Health Care Divisions
L34 1PJ
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