Senior Occupational Therapist - Discharge To Assess

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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

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HPC

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate courses
• Fieldwork Education

Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of Occupational therapy models of practice
• Experience of supervising junior staff and students
• Knowledge and application of assessment and interventions relevant to physical disabilities
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk
• Ability to reflect & critically appraise own performance
• Ability to prioritise, delegate & organise
• Ability to respond efficiently to complex information
• Experience and ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary team, across organizational boundaries
• Computer literacy

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching junior staff and students
• Presentation skills

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

• Job Description (PDF, 192.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 218.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)