Senior Occupational Therapist *New Hire Bonus*

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Job summary

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Hello, I am Issy, Occupational Therapy Lead for the North Community Locality Teams. If successful, you will be working alongside existing Occupational Therapist's in the Peterborough Adult Locality Team to support the delivery of the 5 core workstreams which include; Vocation, Functional Assessment, Reablement, Sensory Approaches and Small equipment provision. You will have the opportunity to deliver structured, OT specific intervention to adults who access secondary mental health services.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make a difference to the delivery of care for service users across a broad range of mental health settings and you are passionate about supporting staff to develop their practice through innovation and empowerment - then this is the role for you!

We are looking for a highly motivated, creative, and innovative Registered Occupational Therapist to join the Adults and Specialist Mental Health Directorate. This is a full-time post (37.5 hours) but part- time will be considered for the right applicant. All our Trust Occupational Therapy services use the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) for assessment and treatment with a strong focus on better supporting patients in their recovery journey.

Main duties of the job

*NON CARE COORDINATION ROLE*

If successful, your main role will be to provide specialised Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, encompassing the 5 workstreams: functional, reablement, vocational, sensory, and small equipment provision. You will work alongside other Occupational Therapist's in the team, to deliver 1:1 specialist intervention as well as group work, with the support from myself.

As a Trust we have been investing in using sensory approaches to support Occupational Therapists to deliver targeted sensory modulation interventions, in collaboration with our patients and designed to support the management of the impact of physiological and psychological distress on daily life. This is currently being done through 1:1 and group work.

The Trust is also able to offer streams of peer and formal supervision (depending on qualification status) to clinicians to ensure quality sensory approaches intervention is delivered.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social Care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments, advice and interventions using sound, clinical reasoning skills
• Working with Occupational Therapy colleagues deliver workstreams within the locality team.
• Development and delivery of Occupational Therapy based groups to the service population.
• Supervisory role for both qualified staff (if appropriate) and support staff to ensure the delivery of Occupational Therapy based interventions.
• Undertake the supervision of occupational therapy students on practice placements.
• Work as part of an MDT team
• Work alongside the B7 Lead to ensure OT service needs are being delivered.
• To promote the added value of occupational therapy and act as an ambassador for the profession within the team.
• The occupational therapist writes specialist occupational therapy reports for referring agents and other healthcare professionals involved in the service user cares and contributes to MDT reports.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments, advice and interventions using sound, clinical reasoning skills
• Working with Occupational Therapy colleagues deliver workstreams within the locality team.
• Development and delivery of Occupational Therapy based groups to the service population.
• Supervisory role for both qualified staff (if appropriate) and support staff to ensure the delivery of Occupational Therapy based interventions.
• Undertake the supervision of occupational therapy students on practice placements.
• Work as part of an MDT team
• Work alongside the B7 Lead to ensure OT service needs are being delivered.
• To promote the added value of occupational therapy and act as an ambassador for the profession within the team.
• The occupational therapist writes specialist occupational therapy reports for referring agents and other healthcare professionals involved in the service user cares and contributes to MDT reports.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Professional Registration as OT

Desirable

• Leadership skills

Experience

Essential

• Working with people with a range of mental health or learning disability challenges.
• Experience of supervising others.

Desirable

• Service development or evaluation projects

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Self-management/able to manage own caseload with indirect support.
• Effective team working

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of OT assessment, intervention and practise models relevant to the service user group (e.g. MoHO)
• Knowledge of developments in occupational therapy practice relevant to setting.
• Good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Professional Registration as OT

Desirable

• Leadership skills

Experience

Essential

• Working with people with a range of mental health or learning disability challenges.
• Experience of supervising others.

Desirable

• Service development or evaluation projects

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Self-management/able to manage own caseload with indirect support.
• Effective team working

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of OT assessment, intervention and practise models relevant to the service user group (e.g. MoHO)
• Knowledge of developments in occupational therapy practice relevant to setting.
• Good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.

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

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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. .
UK Registration

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Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Peterborough Adult Locality Team

17 Bridge Street

Peterborough

PE1 1HJ

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