Band 6 or Band 5 OT

Job Overview

We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist to join our team for maternity cover, either as a fixed term contract or as a secondment. You will work as part of the South West Staffordshire Discharge to Assess (D2A) Team, a well-established, diverse and supportive integrated multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Social Care Practitioners, Home First Support Workers and administrators.

Ideally you will be a band 6 with D2A experience, but we will also consider applications from band 5 and band 6 OTs who have relevant skills and experience working in the community.

You will be well-supported by a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist along with the D2A management and a supportive Multi-Disciplinary Team who will offer continuous support and guidance to help achieve your goals.

The team also has links with the D2A team in Stafford, providing a wider network of peer support as well as service provision and development.

You will be required to adequately travel across the large geographical area covered.

Main duties of the job

As part of this role you will focus on providing comprehensive assessments and rehabilitation to support the individuals you see following their discharge home from hospital to maximise their potential, improve their independence and reduce the need for their reliance on long term care and support.

You Will Be Expected To

• Undertake a range of occupational therapy assessments to support maximising patients' independence after a stay in Hospital.
• Develop therapy goal plans for individuals which will then be shared with the designated care team to follow.
• Review of the goal plans and adapting them to meet the needs of the individual.
• Liaise with other professionals in the team around individual patients.
  
  

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
  
  

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further details regarding this role please see attached a full job description and person specification.

Person specification

Able to travel between visits to fulfill service requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to travel between visits to fulfill service requirements - driving licence and access to car, or registered disability enabling access to work support
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Uk driving licence
  
  

Qualifications And Training

Essential criteria

• Qualified occupational therapist with HCPC registration
• Relevant post qualifying courses
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at relevant clinical networks or Special Interest Groups
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and life limiting conditions
• Experience working in the community.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience working within D2A or similar post hospital discharge community therapy team