EHW Senior Fitness For work Practitioner (Occupational Therapist)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with relevant professional body

Desirable criteria

• Occupational Health experience/qualification
• Report writing training
• Teaching / mentor qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Professional and legal knowledge in relation to fitness for work assessments and the writing of management feedback reports
• Policy, process and protocol development

Desirable criteria

• Health and lifestyle initiatives

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Designing, implementing and monitoring employee rehabilitation programmes including return to work plans
• Working within an Occupational Health / Employee Health & Wellbeing or case management setting
• Case Conferences / Multi-Disciplinary Team discussions
• Proven report writing skills
• Audit and evaluation of professional practice

Desirable criteria

• Working with IT database systems or specific OH systems
• Delivering workplace and ergonomic assessments
• Delivering functional capability assessments
• Delivering training and education programmes
• Networking

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Proficient in employee rehabilitation programmes
• Proficient in case conference meetings and multi-disciplinary team discussions
• Proficient in report writing
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Effective time management
• Ability to work on own initiative, unsupervised and independently whilst working as part of a wider multidisciplinary team
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to engage with key stakeholders
• Good IT skills e.g. Microsoft packages, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desirable criteria

• Management information collating and reporting
• Presentation skills

Attributes

Essential criteria

• Commitment to achieving personal, departmental and organisational objectives
• Innovative and creative when looking for solutions
• Persistent and resourceful
• Team player
• Able to adapt approach and style to meet needs of audience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Senior Fitness For Work team Specialist Practitioner (OT) (PDF, 448.6KB)
• Senior Fitness For Work Team Specialist Practitioner (OT) PS (PDF, 528.6KB)
• Senior Fitness For Work Team Specialist Practitioner FR form (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Medical and Dental (PDF, 919.8KB)