Specialist Occupational Therapist

Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job description

Employer heading

Band 6

Values Based Screener

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

Job overview

Do you want to develop your OT career working in community mental health? Do you want to work for an Outstanding Trust? Are you looking for part time work?

Would you like to know that you have made a difference to people who have a number of challenges to their health and wellbeing?

This is a great opportunity for a band 6 to be part of a dynamic Adult Community Mental health service . Our role is 37.5 hours per week.

Our friendly and supportive team is based in Welwyn Garden City

If you would like to have an informal chat, please contact Gill Smith on 07979926126

We look forward to hearing from you!

Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500!(A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us, terms and conditions apply)

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

manage a clinical OT caseload, carrying out comprehensive assessments & delivering evidence based interventions using the Model of Human Occupation

conduct assessments and interventions which take place at the unit, in service users homes, or in the community

have an opportunity to develop both individual and group interventions to help the service user achieve their personal and recovery goals

learn the process of, and develop skills in Community Mental Health Team initial assessments and duty, with a view of undertaking them independently.

In return, we can offer you:

leadership and management training opportunities

5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £1,122 per annum)

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)

One of the UK's best pension schemes

Comprehensive health and wellbeing services

Special leave for family and personal reasons

NHS Car Lease Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To manage a caseload of clients with complex OT needs, using evidence based/client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.

To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriate

To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educator’s course

For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration (or applied for)

Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.

Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT’s

Evidence of relevant post grad training.

Desirable criteria

Practice Placement qualification/APPLE accreditation

AMPS/ESI/SI training

Broad base of clinical experience

Membership of RCOT, including specialist section

First line management training

Experience and Knowledge

Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting

Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.

Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area

Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g., AMPS, Pool Activity Levels

Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students

Documented evidence of continuing professional development.

Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT.

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of having worked at Band 6 level.

Experience in research or audit

Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings.

Communication Skills

Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues

Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics.

Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice

Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation.

Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries

High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills.

Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions

Analytical Skills

Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health.

A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement/observational skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.

Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users

Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area

Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes.

Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others

Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were “blown away” by our people’s achievements and that everything they saw “sings and hums”. This year, our staff rated us the 4 best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.Outstandingth

If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.

The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.

Infection Control

All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.