Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist seeking a new challenge?
We are looking for a full time Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Highfield Unit - you will support our multi professional team in assessing, treating and evaluating referred patients, in order to enable continuity of care. The role will include carrying out assessment directly for children and young people with the support of the team around you, additionally you will support the team to consider the needs of children and young people in the pathway and support greater understanding and consideration of occupational therapy in this space.
You will join a friendly and supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable multi-professional team. You will receive quality reflective supervision. You will use your skills to deliver quality assessments and influence service improvements. You will have opportunities to grow in your career and continuing professional development. You will be a vital member of the team helping the system to understand the complete identity of the young person including their neurodivergence, mental health and developmental profile.
Senior Occupational Therapist Main duties:
> To develop and provide a quality needs led Occupational Therapy service as part of the multidisciplinary team for the Highfield Unit.
> To provide an Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and evaluation process for referred patients in collaboration with professional colleagues and clinical services, in order to enable continuity of care.
> To take a leading role in the development of Occupational Therapy services or specialist programmes for young people with mental health problems.
> The post will be delivered flexibly, with some evening and weekend work included.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
> Excellent opportunities for career progression
> Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
> 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
> NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
> Competitive pension scheme
> Lease car scheme
> Cycle to work scheme
> Employee Assistance Programme
> Mental Health First Aiders
> Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
> Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Senior Occupational Therapist job description and main responsibilities:
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Essential criteria
* Diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of CPD maintained within a portfolio
* Member of the RCOT
* Post graduate experience including a range of clinical placements within the NHS
* Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload
* Able to act independently and on own initiative, but recognise when to seek support
* Demonstrates well established knowledge of legislation, national policies and procedures relevant to children and young people.
* Supervision experience of students, unqualified and/or qualified staff
* Demonstrates excellent communication skills in pressurised and stressful environments
* Demonstrates well established knowledge of range of specialist Occupational Therapy assessment
* Competent IT skills for use of electronic health records and ability to adapt to new developments
* Excellent interpersonal skills Evidence of self-directed learning / reflective practice
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team motivated and enthusiastic
* Excellent organisational skills including good time management
* Communicate effectively particularly where barriers to understanding exist
* Ability to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders
* Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload
* Ability to travel and work in a range of clinical settings
Desirable criteria
* Experience at Band 6 level
* Specialty specific post graduate courses
* Member of RCOT Special Interest Groups
* MSc/post graduate diploma
* Involvement in audit or research
* Experience working with young people with ASD and knowledge of sensory integration assessments.
* Experience of clinical governance
* Good leadership qualities
Salary description
£39959.00 - £48117.00 per year