About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 6 OT into the inpatient mental health wards in West Suffolk. It is an exciting time for the team as it is now led by an AHP team lead and coming together as one team across adult and older adult wards. The AHP team has Physio, OT, OT assistants, activity workers and a fitness instructor. In this role, you would be working closely with a band 5 OT to provide OT assessment and interventions on the adult acute wards.
There is access to a gym, ADL kitchen and an established therapeutic garden on site. In this role there is opportunity to offer a holistic approach, issuing equipment, facilitating groups, liaising with family and carers and facilitating home assessments.
The ward MDT consists of nurses, psychology, psychiatrists and peer support workers. This is a dedicated OT role with the opportunity to be creative when planning interventions. If supporting recovery during an acute mental health admission is something you are interested in please apply for this post.
Main duties of the job
As Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for:
Assessment of Activities of Daily Living
Report writing
Occupational Formulation
Planning and carrying out interventions
Contributing to care planning and risk assessment
Oversee the process and implementation of service user meal preparation
Group facilitation
Promoting recovery approach within the wider MDT
Support discharge planning, working with community teams
Provide outreach visits where indicated as part of the discharge process
Helping to oversee the ward timetable and also taking a lead in creating individual weekly planners based on level of functioning and goals.
Attending reviews and professionals meetings
Establishing and maintaining links with community services
Supervision of band 5 OT
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 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the generic job description attached. This is an inpatient adult mental health role and will require supervision and development of a band 5 OT.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Diploma / Degree in OT Clinical supervisor qualification or willing to work towards.
Desirable
Relevant post graduate training courses
Experience Essential
Post registration experience in mental health. Documentary evidence of continuing professional development Experience of MDT working
Desirable
Supervising students / staff Previous line management experience
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of mental health and best practice in OT Reflective practice
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 Wedgwood House Bury St Edmunds
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)