Occupational Therapist

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The Doncaster Older Adult mental health ward Windermere Lodge are looking to recruit a Band 6 Occupational Therapist who has experience of working within the specialism of mental health. The ward provides inpatient care to patients aged 65+ with both organic and functional mental illness.

The role supports the multi-disciplinary team to enable meaningful occupations and promote recovery and daily living skills.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Post-graduate study relevant to the service area encouraged.
• Experience in mental health settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments and interventions from initial assessment to discharge planning.
• Communicate complex, sensitive information effectively with service users, carers and the MDT.
• Establish links with community mental health teams to support ongoing needs and safe discharge.

Skills

Excellent communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organise complex information

Autonomy

Prioritisation

MDT collaboration

Problem solving

Education & facilitation skills

Education

Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy

Registration with Health and Care Professions Council

Willingness to undertake post-graduate study

Job description

Main area B6 Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday between 9am-5pm) Job ref 376-DCGM-0344-A

Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Winermere Lodge Town Doncaster Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

The Doncaster Older Adult mental health ward Windermere Lodge are looking to recruit a Band 6 Occupational Therapist who has experience of working within the specialism of mental health.

The ward is a 20 bedded mixed ward providing inpatient care to patients who are aged 65+ with both organic and functional mental illness. The role plays an integral part in ensuring that the whole multi-disciplinary team works to support patients to engage in meaningful occupations which promote good mental and physical health, assist recovery and help patients achieve their personal goals - such as being able to manage daily living skills, engage in vocational, leisure and educational opportunities and participate in community activities.

Main duties of the job

To carry out assessments and interventions, utilising the OT process, from initial assessment to discharge planning and evaluation.

Communicate complex, sensitive, distressing and contentious information effectively and compassionately with service users, carers, and staff in the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies.

To establish links with community mental health team occupational therapists and colleagues to ensure service users' ongoing occupational needs are addressed along with support to access to resources in the wider community as part of a safe effective discharge.

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council.
• Willingness to undertake post-graduate study relevant to service area

Experience

• Post registration experience in mental health services.
• Supervisory responsibility for staff.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of a range of mental health settings and varied aspects of practice
• Experience of research, service evaluation and audit procedures.

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to client group
• Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures.
• Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice.
• Knowledge of principles of recovery, trauma informed practice and person centred approaches to care.
• Applied knowledge of mental health legislation including CPA and risk assessment and management.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.
• Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application.
• Ability to analyse and draw conclusions about professional and ethical issues.

Skills

• Extensive demonstrable clinical experience including individual and group work.
• Good communication skills - written and verbal.
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information.
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Ability to build effective multidisciplinary/agency working relationships.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Education, training and facilitation skills

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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.