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’.
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.
Job overview
We are very excited to be able to offer an Occupational therapist a full time Band 6 post within our well established multi-disciplinary recovery team based in Regency Cheltenham.
The Cheltenham Recovery Team work within the principles of recovery and social inclusion to provide assessment and evidence based interventions for adults experiencing serious and enduring mental health difficulties. You will be motivated, conscientious and reliable with experience of working in a community setting, a car driver, able to care coordinate a caseload (within the CPA policy) and have basic IT skills. We are able to offer flexible working.
Main duties of the job
* Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for Working Age Adult service users with severe and complex mental health needs.
* Provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the service users’ ability to engage in and maintain meaningful occupations in line with the principles of social inclusion and recovery.
* Undertake care co-ordination responsibilities for an allocated number of service users.
* Provide training and support to primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers, and families to enable them to better meet the occupational needs.
The post holder will hold a professional qualification in Occupational Therapy with Health Professional Council Registration and be able to manage a caseload, travel independently, and have IT skills; AMPS training is preferable and experience of working in a Community setting is required. Supervision and continuing professional development will be integral to this post.
Qualifications
* Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC Registration
* Further qualifications relevant to community practice
Experience
* Experience of working in the NHS in the UK in the clinical specialty
* Experience of supervising, appraising and providing education/training to others
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.
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.
Name: LOUISE CLEVELAND
Job title: RECOVERY TEAM MANAGER
Email address: louise.cleveland@ghc.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0300 421 2072
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