Specialist Occupational Therapist/ Band 6

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Epsom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Epsom seeks an Occupational Therapist to provide fixed-term maternity leave cover in our CMHRS. The role involves high quality occupational therapy assessments, interventions and consultations to help people reach their full potential, using the Model of Human Occupation.

The team offers extensive CPD, supervision, staff development and opportunities to contribute to service development.

Job description

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide fixed-term maternity leave cover in our Epsom Community Mental Heath Recovery Service (CMHRS).

We offer high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessments, interventions and consultations to enable people who access the CMHRS to reach their full potential.

We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our occupational therapy assessments and interventions.

The occupational therapy leadership team is committed to offering extensive, co-ordinated CPD programmes including a robust supervision structure, care group meetings, Trust wide and core competence training and an annual conference.

• To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
• To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
• To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
• To provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate)
• To provide occupational therapy student placements.
• To contribute to service development and audits.
• To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tara Ashton Job title: Occupational Therapy Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07789492083