The successful candidate will be joining an established and enthusiastic therapy team providing a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to the 3 acute wards and male PICU (psychiatric intensive care unit). This will include using a variety of occupational assessments and utilising the excellent facilities within the unit to provide therapeutic interventions. You will work closely with the MDTs and supervise OT and OT technician to provide and further develop this service across the unit. Your clinical role will be based mainly within the acute wards.

As an ideal candidate you will have broad experience in mental health, a keen interest in using sensory approaches and the VdT Model of Creative Ability and an interest and experience in developing and supporting students and junior staff.

You will be part of a well-established occupational therapy service in the unit and will be involved in unit--wide developments. Saxon, Trinity and Abbey Wards are the male and female acute wards with 18 and 13 and 12 beds respectively.

You will be encouraged and supported in your personal and professional development via well-established supervision and development and training structures and have the opportunity to support junior staff and supervise students on practice placements.

Main duties of the job

*To manage a defined caseload from the acute wards/PICUs, using evidence based/service user centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

*To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal.

*To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects.

*To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT Service.

*To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement.

*To work closely with the wards/community teams to enable smooth transition of service users from PICU to acute wards/community as appropriate.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/Degree/ in Occupational Therapy
• State registration with HCPC
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Practice Placement qualification within one year of appointment
• Post graduate training relevant to mental health/learning disability or specialist training

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Antelope House

Brintons Terrace

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 0YG

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348-AC-5308