Job Opportunity: Lead the Way with Home First - Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Location: Langley Green HospitalRole: Band 6 Occupational Therapist, initially a 12 month FTC or secondment opportunity
Are you ready to make a difference?
Do you want to lead the way in ensuring people can get back to living their lives to the full in their local communities? We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative Occupational Therapist to join our award-winning Home First team at Langley Green Hospital on Opal .

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will play a critical role in our innovative occupational therapy-led scheme designed to help patients return safely to their homes at the earliest opportunity. This role is all about preventing the loss of skills and confidence, supporting patients and their families/carers during the transition from hospital to home, and promoting continued recovery in the community.
Key Responsibilities

• Patient-Focused Care: Identify patients ready for discharge and provide timely assessments and interventions both on the acute ward and in the community.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the Home First OT clinical support worker, ward team, community teams, and the established DORS (Discharge Outreach Recovery Service) team.
• Autonomy and Leadership: Manage your own caseload, perform specific occupational assessments, and deliver recovery-based interventions for individuals with a range of mental health needs.
• Support and Development: Engage in regular professional supervision and access a wide range of training and CPD opportunities.
• Clinical Excellence: Operate as a senior occupational therapy practitioner, promote evidence-based practice, and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and protocols.

About us

Why Join Us?

• Career Development: Be closely involved in developing this new role and evaluating its impact, with excellent support and supervision throughout.
• Professional Growth: Participate in a range of QI work, service innovations, and join our communities of practice, including AMPS, Sensory Strategies, and Recovery Through Activity.
• Team Environment: Collaborate with a friendly OT team, including OT clinical support workers, medical staff, nursing colleagues, psychologists, and community practitioners.
• Training and CPD: Access a programme of AHP-specific training, quarterly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs, and a variety of CPD opportunities.
• To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Requirements

• Skills and Experience: Excellent communication skills, ability to manage your time and caseload effectively, and confidence to work autonomously through the O.T. process.
• Qualifications: Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy and relevant experience in mental health.
• Driving: Ideally, you should be a car driver as Home First outreach work involves home visits.

Ready to Apply?
If youre passionate about occupational therapy and want to help patients regain their independence and live their lives to the fullest, we want to hear from you! Join us in making a real difference in the community.

For full information, please refer to the attached job description.

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Apply today and lead the way with Home First!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
• Evidence of post graduate level study/training
• Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist
• Practice Education training
• Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience as a qualified occupational therapist in mental health
• Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
• Experience of both group and individual work
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Experience as a Care Coordinator
• Experience in a clinical area related to the post
• Leadership experience
• Experience in applying a range of assessment tools

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Langley Green Hospital

Martys avenue

Crawley

RH17 7EJ

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354-AN-20686-A