Senior Occupational Therapist - Band 6: Ward 2, Harplands Hospital
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist on Ward 2, Harplands Hospital. This vacancy would suit someone who is ready to progress their career.
Ward 2 is an acute ward for males of working age. We offer assessment and initial treatment for males with a variety of mental health needs, and work closely with other services to ensure ongoing recovery. We pride ourselves in offering intuitive, person centred interventions and we keep people at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust aims to provide accessible, non-stigmatising local services that contribute to the assessment, intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and enablement of patients within the Acute and Urgent Care Directorate. To provide specialist assessment and interventions to identify and address occupational performance needs in self-care, productivity and leisure to support the safe and effective assessment and discharge of patients.
The service is wholly committed to working with older people and their families and carers using Person Centred Planning approaches and affording older person's with mental health or cognitive decline the opportunities to maximize independence, choice and control. The Occupational Therapist has a lead role in promoting, enhancing and maintaining the health and wellbeing of older people with a mix of complex health needs.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our Proud to be Green engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Job responsibilities
* Provide assessment, training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the clients physical and social environment for the client and carers.
* Will undertake a variety of Occupational Therapy assessments to assist in the identification of person centred support needs and intervention.
* Plan, organise and supervise implementation of a diverse and extensive range of treatment aimed at enabling clients to achieve their maximum potential in activities of daily living.
* Provide a wide range of therapeutic interventions ensuring evidence based practice according to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines to achieve therapeutic goals.
* Undertake complex assessment of client need and signpost appropriately within the Acute and urgent Care Directorate and to external agencies. OT assessments and interventions which contribute to the multi professional assessment of older persons, will focus on promoting function, quality of life and the realisation of potential where there is occupational deprivation, imbalance or alienation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Hold Health and Care Professional Standards of Proficiency for Occupational Therapists (HCPC) Registration.
Experience
Essential
* Knowledge of current best practice in older persons Occupational Therapy
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Harplands Hospital
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6TH
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