We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our team based at Albany Lodge in St Albans.

Albany Lodge is a 24 bedded inpatient mental health treatment unit. You will be an integral part of the therapy team, joining a Head OT, Assistant Therapy Practitioners, a Recreational Worker, a Horticultural Therapist and Psychologists. You will be supported by the Head OT based there to develop clinical and leadership skills, and will have the opportunity to take the lead in the day to day coordination and management of the OT interventions on the ward.

At HPFT we pride ourselves in being able to offer training to support peoples' developmental needs and interests, as well as providing regular in house training opportunities. This will enable you to introduce and embed new initiatives and help with the continuous quality improvement of the service we provide for people.

A good knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and it's application to practice would be useful. There are regular opportunities to network with other OT's in the Trust to share ideas and good practice.

We also offer an established Return to Work scheme, so if you are interested, please do contact Caroline Finch 07798 623 534

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name Caroline Finch Job title Occupational Therapy Professional Lead, Acute & Crisis Services Email address caroline.finch1@nhs.net Telephone number 07798 623534

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