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'.
We're passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidate's knowledge, skills and experience. 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.
You will be provided with a comprehensive induction and supported and supervised by a senior Occupational Therapy colleague within the team as well as a Band 7 clinical specialist Occupational Therapist. You will also have the opportunity to partake in a regular countywide Occupational Therapy Later Life Continuing Professional Development forum.
Are you looking for a new challenge or ready to move your career to the Community setting? Are you passionate about providing excellent care to older people? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking Occupational Therapist at Weavers Croft to work with our service users in Later Life. This Community Mental Health Team covers a diverse area of Stroud, Berkeley and the South Cotswolds; therefore, the ability to travel independently is essential.
We are looking for an enthusiastic team player with good communication skills and the willingness to learn and develop in this exciting field of mental health. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly skilled and experienced multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist evidence-based Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to a defined caseload underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation.
Your role will enable you to provide specialist Occupational Therapy to service users with severe and complex mental health needs either on an individual basis or within group work. You will also act as a Care Co-ordinator to a number of service users who have a high level of occupational need and will be supported to develop your clinical skills and knowledge to cover Duty and triage referrals into the Occupational Therapy team.
We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
1. Free car parking at many of our sites
2. 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
3. A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
4. A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
5. Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
6. Flexible, family-friendly and agile working opportunities
7. Recognition and long service awards
8. Fast Track physiotherapy
9. Our Wellbeing line
10. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr