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At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Key Details
Location: LECKHAMPTON LODGE, CHARLTON LANE, CHELTENHAM, GL53 9DZ
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Band: Band 6
Job Overview
We are very excited to offer an Occupational Therapist a full-time Band 6 post within our well-established multi-disciplinary recovery team based in Cheltenham. The Cheltenham Recovery Team works within the principles of recovery and social inclusion to provide assessment and evidence-based interventions for adults experiencing serious and enduring mental health difficulties.
You will be motivated, conscientious, and reliable with experience of working in a community setting, a car driver, able to care coordinate a caseload (within the CPA policy), and have basic IT skills. We are able to offer flexible working.
Responsibilities
* Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for Working Age Adult service users with severe and complex mental health needs.
* Provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the service users' ability to engage in and maintain meaningful occupations in line with the principles of social inclusion and recovery.
* Undertake care co-ordination responsibilities for an allocated number of service users.
* Provide training and support to primary and secondary healthcare professionals, social care providers, and families to enable them to better meet the occupational needs.
Qualifications
* Essential: Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy, HCPC Registration.
* Desirable: Further qualifications relevant to community practice.
Experience
* Essential: Experience of working in the NHS in the UK in the clinical specialty.
* Desirable: Experience of supervising, appraising, and providing education/training to others.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites.
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours.
* Flexible, family-friendly, and agile working opportunities.
* Recognition and long service awards.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
Contact Information:
Name: Louise Cleveland
Title: Recovery Team Manager
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 421 2072
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