Occupational Therapist

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

About
Dorset HealthCare is responsible for all mental health services and many physical health services in Dorset, delivering both hospital and community-based care. We are the biggest provider of healthcare in Dorset, and our services continually evolve and develop to meet the needs of the local community.

We serve a population of almost 800,000 people and employ around 7,000 staff, covering a wide range of expertise and specialisms. Our staff provide healthcare at over 300 sites, ranging from village halls and GP surgeries to mental health inpatient hospitals and community hospitals - as well as in people's homes.

Dorset HealthCare's Services Include

• Dorset's 12 community hospitals and minor injuries units
• Adult and children's community health services (physical and mental)
• Specialist learning disability services
• Community brain injury services

Our community health services encompass: district nurses, health visitors, school nursing, end of life care, sexual health promotion, safeguarding children, diabetes education, audiology, speech and language therapy, dermatology, podiatry, orthopaedic services, wheelchair services, anti-coagulation services, pulmonary rehab, early discharge stroke services, Parkinsons care, community oncology and breastfeeding support services.

Our annual income is around £253 million.

We have University Trust status and work collaboratively with Bournemouth University to provide benefits for patients and staff. Our University Trust status supports us in providing innovative care, promoting clinical excellence, and attracting and retaining high-quality staff. The Trust also has active relationships with Southampton University and St Loyes.

Key details
Location
Site: Hillcrest
Address: 31 Slades Farm Road
Town: Bournemouth
Postcode: BH10 4EU
Major / Minor Region: Dorset

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 28 hours per week (Our core office hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. There is flexibility for your 28 hours to be worked any pattern during these core hours.)

Salary
Salary: £22,377 - £27,240 p.a.
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5)

Specialty
Main area: Community Learning Disabilities

Job Overview
Are you an Occupational Therapist wanting to work creatively to support people to overcome challenges and experience the life-changing power of Occupational Therapy? Are you passionate about person-centred care and team working to support people to live their best lives at home, at work, and in all their daily environments? Then this Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapy Band 5 position sounds like the right opportunity for you!

As an integrated health and social care team, this is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team. You will be based in our Bournemouth office, near Ensbury Park, although the majority of the workload will be in community settings across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP). The clients on your caseload will all have a Learning Disability (LD) and may include those with multiple disabilities, complex communication difficulties, sensory needs, and behaviours that challenge. We are able to offer full induction, regular supervision, and ongoing in-service training to support you to develop skills in each of these areas. This is a challenging but rewarding role and no two days are ever the same.

No experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities is needed, but a desire to work with this client group and a knowledge and understanding of their needs is important. This is a part-time post of 28 hours per week, but applications from candidates wishing to work fewer hours would still be considered.

Advert
To work in peoples own homes and a variety of community settings as a member of the integrated BCP Adult Learning Disability Service, in conjunction with the Senior LD Occupational Therapists, providing occupational therapy assessment and treatment for adults with a learning disability, in accordance with the Valuing People principles of providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities for greater independence, choice, wellbeing, and control.

Assess, treat, and monitor the progress of the person with LDs occupational therapy treatment goals considering the holistic needs of the individual, and any relevant environmental factors using an occupational therapy frame reference.

To ensure all communication with the people with learning disabilities is in an appropriate format and, wherever possible, their occupational therapy plan and information is in a visual format.

Working in a Learning Disability service gives each of our Occupational Therapists opportunity to facilitate the development of the full range of function (physical, cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal) in the occupational areas of productivity, self care, and leisure for persons with an LD, who have been referred to occupational therapy for assessment and treatment.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

What Working For Us Will Provide

• 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
• Excellent NHS pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
• Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
• Access to nine staff networks have a voice and transform our Trust
• Relocation costs where applicable
• Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
• NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed. At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.

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.

Person specification
Clinical
Essential criteria

• Understanding of disability
• Understanding different models of occupation

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of community working
• Understanding of reasonable adjustments

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Bsc OT
• HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

• RCOT registration
• Relevant training relating to LD or community working

Autonomy
Essential criteria

• Caseload or time management experience
• Communication
• Team working experience

Desirable criteria

• Project management experience
• Experience of running groups

This post
Essential criteria

• Understanding of the NHS
• Able to drive for work in the UK

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of Dorset HealthCare
• Understanding of Learning Disabilities

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Carrie Tbaily
Job title: Senior Clinical Lead, BCP Adult LD Service
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01202 611880
Additional information: For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact the office on 01202 611880, and ask to speak to Carrie Tbaily or a clinical lead.