About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the EMERGE Leeds team.
EMERGE Leeds provides a range of interventions for people with complex emotional and relational difficulties, including care coordination, groupwork, Housing, Peer Support, Occupational Therapy, psychotherapy, and Creative Therapies.
In this role, you will contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of psychologically informed occupational therapy assessments and interventions within a specialist multidisciplinary service.
Working collaboratively with colleagues across EMERGE Leeds, you will undertake assessments and interventions for individuals referred to the service and support people to develop meaningful, fulfilling occupational lives.
A key part of the role involves delivering Journey, our psychologically informed occupational therapy group programme, alongside providing individual occupational therapy interventions for people experiencing Complex Emotional Needs.
As a valued member of the Occupational Therapy team, you will manage a varied clinical caseload while also contributing to the team's support and development through supervision and participation in group reflective practice.
Main duties of the job
Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions. Contribute to multidisciplinary assessments and care planning.
To develop positive and meaningful therapeutic relationships with individuals who experience emotional distress and interpersonal difficulties
Facilitate Journey therapeutic group interventions.
Provide individual occupational therapy interventions tailored to service user needs.
Support the development of psychologically informed occupational therapy practice within the service.
Participate in supervision and contribute to reflective practice within the team.
Work collaboratively with colleagues, partner agencies, and service users to promote meaningful participation in everyday life
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description Job responsibilities
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Have masters, degree or diploma level of Occupational Therapy qualification and registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Experience Essential
Experience of working with people with Complex emotional needs/ personality difficulties
Skills Essential
Ability to effectively communicate the occupational perspective of human functioning and wellbeing, and its relationship to working with people with complex emotional needs/ complex mental health needs.
Knowledge Essential
Have understanding of the importance of the therapeutic relationship in working with people with complex emotional needs/personality difficulties and the ability to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships. Understanding of and the ability to provide holistic occupational therapy in both individual and group contexts
Values Desirable
Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Emerge Leeds
Leeds
LS12 3QE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)