Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted.
We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a motivated individual with a passion for working with adults with a learning disability, to join our friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary community team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new role development for our service. You will be supporting both our Speech and Language Therapist and our Occupational Therapist in providing a range of interventions. Experience in providing specific therapeutic interventions would be beneficial but not essential as full training and guidance will be given.
Applications are invited from individuals who have achieved a foundation degree within the healthcare sector.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be conscientious and do everything you can to provide patient centred care. You will work within the NSFT trust values and be able to meet deadlines to ensure that the service is delivered safely and effectively making sure service users obtain the support and care they need in a timely manner.
Our welcoming and collaborative team works with a varied caseload of service users who have learning disabilities and complex health needs.
We’re passionate about career progression, development and uncovering training opportunities – from the moment you join us, you will be supported to learn, develop and progress.
By joining our team, you will be well supported to further develop your knowledge and skills to deliver evidence-based interventions and provide support for service users. Personal development will be supported through meaningful Appraisal and via a bespoke training package (comprehensive in house & external training programmes). On a monthly basis you will be offered reflective practice sessions, mandatory clinical supervision, and Line management supervision. You will also have an opportunity to actively take part in Quality improvement projects within the service. There are also opportunities to enrol in local university training programmes and other external courses as available.
Health Education England has developed an Allied Health Professions' Support Worker competency framework which will also support you in the development of your career.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Under the supervision of a Therapist:
* To have a basic understanding of the Occupational Therapy role and the importance of meaningful activity.
* To have a basic understanding of the Speech and Language Therapy role including an awareness of swallowing difficulties.
* To work autonomously and manage own workload.
* Manage a small number of cases independently as lead care professional.
* Work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team, representing the therapy services in meetings where required.
* To facilitate 1:1 and group interventions.
* To ensure that clinical practice is person centred.
* To liaise with and refer service users to external agencies where appropriate.
* To carry out assessments using identified tools (training provided).
* To complete and contribute to treatment plans including person centred goal setting.
* To contribute to risk assessments.
* To contribute to service development.
* To observe and assess mental state, presentation, functional ability and communication and interaction skills of service users during therapeutic interventions.
Person specification
Qualifications / Experience
Essential criteria
* Foundation degree in healthcare sector.
* Care certificate or relevant equivalent.
Desirable criteria
* Learning disability experience.
* Therapy experience.
Other
Essential criteria
* Full driving licence.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Ability to work autonomously.
* Ability to carry out basic physical observations.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary setting.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge / experience of using standardised therapy assessment tools.
* Experience of participating in / leading groups.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Working with Service Users with mental health needs.
* Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
* Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESApart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
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Applicant requirements
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.
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