Specialist Perinatal Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Specialist Perinatal Occupational Therapist
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 338-6889917-24
Site: Department of Psychological Medicine
Town: Hull
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019.
Job overview
Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive Perinatal Team based at St Andrews Place and delivering a service across Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire to women experiencing perinatal difficulties?
If the answer is yes, we currently have a Specialist Perinatal Occupational Therapist Post available for 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The core functions of this post include:
1. Assessing and treating your own specialist caseload of clients for a professional OT service.
2. Providing specialist OT advice to other disciplines.
3. Supervising junior staff, students, and support workers.
4. Leading/contributing to clinical audits.
5. Undertaking research and ensuring effective patient/service-user care is maintained.
The post holder will be expected to work independently using the MOHO as the main framework for assessment. They will need to possess effective time management skills and be able to commute across the Humber 4 patches. There will also be an expectation that the post holder holds a Care Co-ordinator role for some patients going forward.
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registration with the HCPC
* A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service
* Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice
* Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area
* Basic IT skills
* Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
* Registration within the specialist RCOT sections
* Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students.
Experience
* Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
* Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities
* Successful completion of preceptorship
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
* Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
Skills and Competencies
* Evidence of good time management skills
* Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
* Ability to commute between the various sites
* Mandatory training to support safe practice and the management of violence and aggression
* Provide working hours to support the service needs
* Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
Please note that if there is a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.
This post will be subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period where applicable, further details would be included within any offer letter.
If required for the post, the ability to commute within the Trust's geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport would be essential.
We will apply for a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service for the successful candidate if this is required for the post. Anyone applying for a position which involves a regulated activity will require an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check.
IMPORTANT: Should your application be successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted to attend an interview electronically to the email address provided at the time of the application. It is important therefore, that you CHECK YOUR EMAILS/NHS JOBS ACCOUNT on a regular basis.
If you are not contacted by the Trust within six weeks of the closing date of the vacancy, your application will have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We would however like to thank you for the interest you have shown in the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
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