Main area: Inpatient later life occupational therapist Grade Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 246-ESU6979834
Site: Woodlands Unit, Town: Ipswich
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/03/2025 23:59
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
We are offering an exciting opportunity to contribute to the multi-disciplinary team providing occupational therapy intervention to patients on a 19 bedded later life ward, both functional and organic mental health presentations. This can include Bipolar, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and dementia. This is a fixed term 12 month post.
You will be screening service users and providing bespoke interventions to enhance their care, and facilitate safe discharge into the community.
You will be overseeing the supervision and provision of activities provided by activity workers as well as linking with the wider AHP team across the unit.
You will be tasked with enhancing patient experience, creatively utilising therapeutic spaces and resources at your disposal. It is an exciting time to work within NSFT following the completion of a leadership restructure that includes the introduction of more robust leadership oversight within AHP.
Main duties of the job
Work alongside the Clinical Team Leader to deliver Occupational Therapy across the Service, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective service. Promote amongst the multi-disciplinary team the best evidence-based practice in Occupational Therapy and mental health services.
Plan and implement client-centred individual and/or group interventions, evaluating treatment in order to measure progress and ensure clinical effectiveness. Ensure that the multi-disciplinary practice is set in the context of the relevant disciplines codes of conduct and the supplementary guidance and is undertaken in accordance with the principles of CPA.
Assess the occupational needs of a defined ward-based client group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Ensure that clinical practice is based on a comprehensive assessment of risk factors, clinical need and environmental issues. Support staff and participate in the process of leave and escorting patients in activities in accordance with the MHA 1983.
In consultation with the Clinical Team Leader, lead and support staff in the clinical area to undertake specialist projects, research and clinical studies that are appropriate to their sphere of practice.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us?
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?
The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person specification
Qualifications
* A degree in occupational therapy and HCPC registration
Experience
* Post registration experience in mental health.
* Experience working in a range of mental health settings
Skills
* Ability to deliver OT assessment/treatment with designated client group
* Evidence of area of evolving clinical specialism.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of mental health and best practice in OT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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