About this role
Job summary
We are seeking enthusiastic and compassionate Occupational Therapists for each of our dementia inpatients wards at the Mount Hospital Leeds. Alongside our dedicated therapy teams, you will be working with a multi-disciplinary led service which provides specialist assessment, treatment and care for individuals living with dementia. You will be an enthusiastic and person-centred Occupational Therapist who places the individual at the heart of their work. You will be passionate about dementia care as well as having experience working with older people and mental health. You must be keen to be part of a continuously developing service and culture.
You will support individuals living with dementia, mental health conditions and physical issues which impact on their everyday tasks and occupations. This includes carrying out Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions and creating person centred care and treatment plans. You will also support individuals to achieve their goals in self-care, productivity and leisure, and offer support and advice to their carers and relatives, whilst working towards discharge.
We offer a robust preceptorship for newly qualitied occupational therapists. We will extend varied opportunities for training and development as identified through an annual appraisal to experienced occupational Therapists. Well defined supervision systems are in place.
Main duties of the job
This Occupational Therapy post forms part of the inpatient team whose purpose is to assess and develop treatment plans to meet the occupational, psychological and vocational needs of the individuals admitted to the dementia inpatient service.
You will contribute to the provision and development of Occupational Therapy practice within the setting and provide appropriate and evidence based individual and group work interventions and approaches to service users within the Dementia Inpatient Service and provide clinical supervision for junior staff and support staff.
You will utilise your core occupational therapy skills in the provision of high-quality dementia/ mental health care being responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment appropriate to the dementia inpatient service.
You will maintain clear links with your profession's structures and the professional lead within the Trust. You will support the professions development and modernisation and the adherence to your Professions Standards and Codes of Practice.
You will have a caseload of service users as a designated occupational therapist working in collaboration with key and associate workers.
You will support a service user's care pathway ensuring appropriate links to other agencies and ensuring consistent and comprehensive standards of care are met.
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.
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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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Occupational Therapist
Experience Essential
Experience and knowledge of the challenges experienced by people living with dementia
Knowledge Essential
Demonstrate knowledge in person-centred approaches and awareness of legislation that affects delivery of health care in mental health services.
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 The Mount Wards 1 & 2 Female Dementia Inpatient Service
Leeds
LS2 9LN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)