Senior Occupational Therapist

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits you at a leading mental health service provider in Leeds. Join a dynamic Occupational Therapy team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals with mental health challenges. As a valued member, you will engage in meaningful assessments and interventions, collaborating closely with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective recovery plans. This role not only offers the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment but also provides various benefits, including flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to contribute to a compassionate care environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts and payment schemes

Qualifications

• Qualified occupational therapist with 18+ months experience.
• Completion of preceptorship programme required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, treatment, and support discharge planning.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to formulate recovery plans.

Skills

Empathy

Leadership

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

DipCoT

BSc OT

MSc OT

Job description

Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS Job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York.

At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Male Rehabilitation Forensic Inpatient Mental Health Service for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic and innovative Occupational Therapy and wider Multi-Disciplinary Team. The post will be based on Ward 3 at the Newsam Centre. The Newsam Centre has a wealth of resources, including a range of therapy rooms, to support the work of the Occupational Therapy Team. The post is advertised for 37.5 full time hours per week.

We are looking for an individual who is:

• Enthusiastic about occupation and its role in mental health.
• Able and willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• Passionate about working with this client group.
• Able to work within a team and offer leadership support to colleagues and the wider forensic service.
• Willing and able to provide supervision and support to the wider occupational therapy team and the MDT.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team to provide assessment, treatment and support discharge planning. LYPFT utilises the Model of Human Occupation framework to inform the overall assessment and formulate recovery plans for those within the service. Effective MDT clinical leadership drives the service and aspires to equip clinicians with a versatile and comprehensive skillset in order to provide compassionate and therapeutic care. The role of occupation is recognised and valued on the ward. The assessments and interventions provided by Occupational Therapists are an important part of this therapeutic offer, provided both individually and in groups. You will bring your knowledge, skills and experience to effectively plan and support effective transfers to the community. Successful candidates will be offered structured supervision, appraisal and opportunities for professional development within the workplace.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Person specification

Qualifications

• DipCoT, BSc OT, MSc OT or other relevant OT qualification and evidence of 18+ months experience as a qualified occupational therapist.
• Completion of preceptorship programme.

Experience

• Experience and evidence of working within mental health services.
• Experience of leadership/ managerial skills, including supervision of other staff.
• Experience of risk management.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.