About this role
Job summary
Are you a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist with a commitment to supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs? We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate clinician to join our Community Learning Disability Team based in the Waveney area of Suffolk.
Our team works within a supportive, multi-professional environment and is located close to the Norfolk Broads National Park, with good access to the historic and vibrant city of Norwich.
As a Community Occupational Therapist, you will work with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism who present with complex health and social care needs. Using a holistic, person-centred approach, you will apply your specialist Occupational Therapy skills to support individuals to live meaningful and fulfilling lives within their communities.
You will work collaboratively with service users, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies as part of a multi-agency approach, contributing to assessment, intervention, and ongoing care planning.
Main duties of the job
You will be:
A qualified Occupational Therapist with appropriate professional registration Experienced of, or very interested in, working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism Competent in applying the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) to your practice Have experience of using Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to this client group Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and build positive, effective working relationships Training and experience in Sensory Integration/modulation would be highly desirable
About us
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 ambitious aspirations, 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
In this role, you will be supported to maintain your professional identity and use your specialist Occupational Therapy skills. Alongside this, there is an expectation that you work as part of the integrated multi professional team. This will require engaging in some team-wide responsibilities such as case holding, where the primary needs of the service user are Occupational Therapy focussed.
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 Essential
BSc/MSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy Registered with HCPC
Work Experience Desirable
Experience of working in a learning disability field Experience of working in a community setting / MDT
Skills Essential
Able to demonstrate use of standardised Occupational Therapy assessments
Desirable
Experience in sensory integration / modulation
Leadership and Communication Essential
Able to demonstrate good communication skills
Desirable
Experience of supervising junior staff
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Lothingland Community Unit
2 Airey Close
Oulton ,Lowestoft
NR32 3JQ
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)