Occupational Therapist

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Grays; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Grays is seeking a qualified Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Thurrock Integrated Community Team. The role involves providing specialist assessments and interventions in a supportive team environment, as well as advising on clinical recommendations. Ideal candidates will be occupational therapists registered with HCPC and have community experience. This position offers a commitment to work-life balance, along with proactive health and wellbeing support for all staff.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Proactive health and wellbeing support

Employee assistance programme

Comprehensive induction

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist holistic assessments and OT interventions.
• Provide expert advice in clinical recommendations related to OT.
• Support junior staff.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills.

Skills

Holistic assessments

Clinical recommendations

Communication skills

Support junior staff

Education

Occupational Therapist qualified

HCPC Registered

Community experience

UK resident only

Job description

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award‑winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.

Job overview

Band 6 Occupational Therapist, Thurrock Integrated Community Team (ICT) – 35 hours per week. An exciting opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic community service. You will be working closely with a friendly team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, rehabilitation assistants and will be committed to maintaining independence, promoting self‑care and assisting patients to achieve their goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist holistic assessments and OT interventions.
• Provide expert advice in clinical recommendations to both OT and MDT relating to the holistic provision of OT.
• Support junior staff.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapist qualified.
• HCPC Registered.
• Community experience.
• UK resident only.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Benefits

• A long‑standing and award‑winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long‑term / chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work‑life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

Starting with NELFT

Nelft places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.