Senior Occupational Therapist

NSFT; Ipswich; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Part time

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to join the Forensic Community Mental Health Team in Ipswich. The post is part-time (22.5 hours per week) with flexible hours from 08:00 to 20:00 and occasional weekend work, based at Cedar House, St Clements Hospital.

The post holder will deliver direct OT care, supervise students, and travel across the county as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting adults with complex mental health needs

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Post registration experience in mental health.
• Supervising students / staff.
• Ability to deliver OT assessment / treatment with designated client group.
• Ability to travel independently.

Responsabilités

• Work flexibly across the week according to service user needs and priorities.
• Working times 08:00 - 20:00 with weekends as needed.
• Support and advice to other health care professionals.
• Daily independent travel across the County.
• Support aspects of service development.
• Maintaining positive relations with external agencies including MAPPA, MOJ and Police services.
• Provide an appropriate learning environment for University students.

Connaissances

OT assessment

Caseload management

Formation

Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Description du poste

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: The post will require working a range of hours between 0800-2000 and including some weekends. Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (The post may require working a range of hours between 0800-2000 and including some weekends.) Job ref 246-GYW8350352

Site Cedar House, St Clements Hospital Town Ipswich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Suffolk Forensic Community Mental Health Team. The successful candidate will be joining a highly motivated multidisciplinary team to support service users who are under forensic mental health services. We support service users aged 18+ and support them on their transition from inpatient forensic services to the community.

The team is based at Cedar House at the Old St Clements Hospital site in Ipswich and as a community post, all staff members are required to travel around the county on a daily basis to meet the needs of the service.

If you have experience of working with people who live with mental health difficulties we would love to hear from you. Applications will only be accepted from candidates who have completed their preceptorship .

Main duties of the job

The Forensic Community Mental Health Team provide support to our service users helping them with the transition to living life in the community. As a team we aim to get people out of hospital sooner, gain stability in the community and prevent the need for further readmissions to hospital.

The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multiagency environment.

• To work flexibly across the week according to service user needs and priorities.
• Working times from 08:00 - 20:00 with need for some hours on weekends according to service user need.
• Support and advice to other health care professionals.
• Daily independent travel across the County.
• To support aspects of servicedevelopment.
• Maintaining positive relations with external agencies including MAPPA, MOJ and Police services.
• Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant University students.

The post holder must be able to travel independently across the county and be required to engage with the wider multi-disciplinary team. Trust wide mandatory and statutory training is also required for the role. The successful candidates must have experience as an Occupational Therapist and knowledge of Occupational Therapy input into risk assessment & risk management. The role involves supporting service users with complex mental health needs and a forensic/offending history .

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful post holder will be supported with regular supervision, a yearly appraisal and CPD opportunities including in-house training, peer support sessions, and ongoing learning opportunities.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities,

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration

Experience

• Post registration experience in mental health.
• Supervising students / staff.

Skills

• Ability to deliver OT assessment / treatment with designated client group.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage own caseload and prioritise.

Other

• Ability to travel independently.

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

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.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.