Main area: Occupational Therapists
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shifts over the whole week)
Job ref: 327-24-1018
Employer: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Pullman Place
Town: Gloucester
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/12/2024 23:59
Occupational Therapist
Band 6
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
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.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you?’
Our application process aims to understand each candidate's knowledge, skills, and experience. We have found that candidates who use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over-reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us.
Job overview
The Learning Disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS) is a nationally recognised service providing support to people with a Learning Disability and behaviours that challenge, or a mental health condition that cannot be supported in mainstream services. The aim is to keep people at home and out of hospital.
LDISS aims to give service users a meaningful, high-quality, and unrestrictive life where possible. Through providing the right interventions and support, service users will be assisted to live a life where they have choices, are included in their communities, and achieve their potential.
Main duties of the job
* The LDISS Team provides a specialist service for people with a Learning Disability whose behaviour significantly impacts the individual, their family, or the services supporting them.
* To be a member of a multidisciplinary team providing a service across 7 days a week.
* LDISS operates 365 days a year from 08:00 – 20:00; occasional night shifts may be needed. Staff are expected to work flexibly across a 24-hour period when required.
* To work with both adults and children.
* To maintain responsibility for a shared caseload of up to 30 service users.
* The post holder will be responsible for the implementation and collection of data required for clinical audits.
* The job role spans both LDISS and inpatient services, and delivery into these services will be based on priority need.
* The inpatient services provide specialist assessment and intervention on a short-term basis for those who require additional support and whose needs cannot be managed within their home environment.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity, and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey, just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
* 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
* 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
* 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisation's priority;
* 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative.
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health, and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal among all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be a senior member of the Learning Disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS) working with service users throughout Gloucestershire. The purpose of this role is to:
* Provide specialist skills and knowledge to deliver evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and treatment to service users with complex learning disabilities.
* Work as a key member of a specialist multidisciplinary service contributing expert knowledge and outcomes of assessments to support the creation of specialist intervention plans to manage complex needs, including behaviours that challenge others.
* Provide advice and training to support primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers, and carers to enable them to better meet the health needs of service users.
* Optimise the service users’ ability to remain in the community and/or be cared for in the least restrictive environment.
* Facilitate appropriate discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of service users who are being considered for hospital admission.
* Implement and monitor PBS strategies or equivalent strategies.
* Be the lead mentor for students under the remit of the profession.
* Supervise staff at band 5 and below.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Postgraduate qualification in sensory processing
Experience
* Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
* Experience across a range of settings including community, residential settings, and learning disability settings.
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.
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, and Return to Practice Practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay if you work unsocial hours.
* Flexible, family-friendly, and agile working opportunities.
* Recognition and long service awards.
* Fast Track physiotherapy.
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme, and discounts on travel, leisure, and retailers.
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.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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