Senior Occupational Therapist

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is recruiting a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist for the Cavell Centre in Peterborough. You will deliver and develop specialist OT assessments and interventions, including occupation-focused group work, sensory strategies, and reablement goals, while supervising colleagues to ensure outstanding clinical delivery.

The role requires collaboration within a multidisciplinary team and a focus on patient-centred, recovery-oriented care

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments and implement risk management.
• Liaise with a range of professionals and carers.
• Specialist knowledge of OT assessment, interventions and models.

Responsibilities

• Lead on MOHO-based OT interventions and recovery/people-centred care.
• Supervise colleagues to ensure high-quality clinical delivery.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to maintain high standard of care.
• Utilise sensory approaches to support regulation and distress management.
• Promote equality and individualised care respecting diversity.

Skills

Leadership

Risk assessment

Liaison with professionals

OT assessment knowledge

Education

Bachelor level OT training

BAOT membership

Job description

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and well-motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist for the Occupational Therapy team at the Cavell Centre in Peterborough.

The Cavell Centre Occupational Therapy team provide OT assessments and intervention for those admitted to acute adult inpatient wards for mental health and learning disabilities.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will deliver and develop specialist OT assessments and interventions. These will include occupation focused group work, sensory strategies, reablement goals, functional assessments and focussed individualised interventions. These interventions will be based on the core principles of therapeutic use of self and our foundational approach. You will display leadership skills and the ability to supervise colleagues to ensure outstanding clinical delivery.

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability and display a positive patient centred approach. This will be accompanied by an ability to work under pressure at times. In return we will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role. We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional and development opportunities within the trust, where available. You will receive clinical supervision and operational manager from the Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner.

Main duties of the job

• In partnership with the individual, the S enior O ccupational T herapist maintains, restores, or creates a match between the abilities of the person, the demands of his or her activities and occupations, and the demands of the environment to improve function and access to opportunities for participation in daily life. This is to be achieved through structured and thoughtful goal setting.
• The post holder will demonstrate a high level of understanding of occupational therapy models of practice , provide the skilful use of specialist assessments, advice and interventions to support the service user to engage in a meaningful activity , designed to increase function. This will include providing specialist support, knowledge and advice t o team members who have identified a service user’s vocational needs.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of a multidisciplinary team to assure a high standard of care for patient/clients and their relatives/carers, under supervision of the O ccupational T herapist Advanced Practitioner .
• The post holder will be skilled in the facilitat ion of sensory approaches to support service users with sensory modulation when alleviating extreme distress or supporting emotional regulation.
• The post holder will respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

Working for our organisation

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

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

• The post holder will lead on the provision of Occupational Therapy interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and the principles of recovery and person-centred care.
• The Senior Occupational Therapist will work under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner.
• Apply a high level of understanding of the impact of mental, social, sensory, emotional, cognitive, psychological, and physical issues on occupational performance, providing occupational therapy interventions and adaptations to the service user’s social and physical environment.
• Work collaboratively with service users to create individualised, meaningful plans that support the achievement of Occupational Therapy goals.
• Ensure that all modification to OT intervention plans and assessments will involve the service user and where appropriate the carer; collaboratively identifying, pursuing and reviewing goals in the context of care planning.
• Promote equality of outcome for service users that reflect the individuality of their mental health need and those of ethnicity, gender, culture, physical health and age.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor level equivalent training in OT.
• Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.

Experience

• Experience and commitment to the principles of multi disciplinary and team working.
• Experience of a variety of innovative and person-centred Occupational Therapy interventions.
• Working with people with a range of mental health problems.
• Experience of the implementation of an improvement project related to OT intervention of service improvement.

Skills & Abilities

• Evidence of ongoing development of leadership skills.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments and implement risk management plans.
• To liaise with and establish close links with a range of people and professionals.
• Specialist knowledge of OT assessment, interventions and practice models relevant to the client group.

Physical Requirements

• May involve engagement in light activity such as sport, related to goals of the individual being worked with.
• Routine and regular use of computer.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Rob Ellis Job title Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner Email address [e-mail]