Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job Overview

Specialist Treatment and Recovery Service (STaRS) is a unique, multi-disciplinary team offering both in-patient and community adult mental health rehabilitation services.

Occupational therapy is highly regarded within the team and this is an excellent opportunity to work in a truly multi-disciplinary way with colleagues including nurses, recovery workers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists as well as with the Associate Practitioners and Assistants who are part of the OT team.

The team works with up to 40 people in the community and also has 5 in-patient beds (3 male/2 female). There is an expectation that the post holder will base themselves at the STaRS team base at Townend Court in Hull as well as being willing to work shifts and weekends as required.

There is potential for this job to be offered as a Band 5-6 development post dependent on the applicant. Qualified occupational therapist wishing to return to practice are also encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

The core functions of this post include a ssessing and treating your own specialist caseload of clients for a professional OT service, p roviding specialist OT advice to other disciplines, s upervising junior staff, students, support workers, leading/contributing to clinical audits, undertaking research and ensuring effective patient/service-user care is maintained.

The post holder will be expected to work independently using the MOHO as the main framework for assessment. They will need to possess effective time management skills and be able to commute within the Hull and East Riding area. There will also be an expectation that the post holder hold a Care Co-ordinator role for some patients going forward.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with the HCPC
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service
• Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice
• Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area
• Basic IT skills
• Experienced and competent practice educator with up to date SLiP training
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
• Registration within the specialist RCOT sections
• Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students.
• Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Completed preceptorship programme
• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
• Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Successful completion of preceptorship
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
  
  

Skills And Competencies

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
• Evidence of good time management skills
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
• Ability to commute between the various sites
• Mandatory training to support safe practice and the management of violence and aggression
• Manoeuvres patients/service-user and or equipment
• Requirement of frequent concentration e.g., assessments, care plans
• Provide working hours to support the service needs
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment
  
  

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.