Occupational Therapist
- Employer
- Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Leatherhead House
- Salary
- £28,407 to £42,503 a year including 5% high cost area supplement
- Closing date
- 31 Mar 2023
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- Profession
- Mental health occupational therapist
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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This post is open to international candidates who are HCPC Registered or in the process to be registered. We are recruiting Band 5 and 6 Occupational Therapist
Relocation package and Tier 2 Sponsorship Available
Are you interested in working as an occupational therapist within NHS mental health and learning disability services in the UK? We have a variety of vacancies across our working age adult and older adults community services.
Join a dynamic and innovative NHS trust at Surrey and Borders Partnership.
As an occupational therapist, you will be a part of a multidisciplinary team. You will deliver high quality evidence based occupational therapy assessments, interventions and consultations to the individuals referred to our services. We provide a range of group and individual work, alongside team duties such as team assessments, and coordinating care for people accessing our services.
We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our OT assessments and interventions.
Within SABP we have a robust CPD offer which includes reflective practice as well as Occupational Therapy core skills, eLearning and bimonthly Occupational therapy Forums.We are particularly focused on embedding trauma informed practice, occupational science and neuroscience into our practice, along with developing leadership skills at every level.
We regularly take students and support development opportunities.
Posts will be based in the Community and Location will be confirmed if successful
Main duties of the job
Band 5 Key Responsibilities
To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions (group and individual) to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways and with support/supervision from a specialist occupational therapist.
To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
To contribute to occupational therapy student placements.
To participate in service development and audits.
To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.
Band 6
To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
To provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate)
To provide occupational therapy student placements.
To contribute to service development and audits.
To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We encourage candidatesto have an informal discussion about the role with Lindsey.Mosley@sabp.nhs.uk before submitting an application
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description Job responsibilities
Band 5 Roles
To demonstrate occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational identity and competency, occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, volition, development and maintenance of occupational skills.
To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed, with support/supervision from a specialist occupational therapist.
To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway, with support/supervision from a Specialist Occupational Therapist.
To use effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate), with support/supervision from a Specialist Occupational Therapist.
Band 6 Roles
To demonstrate expertise and specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational identity and competency, occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, volition, development and maintenance of occupational skills.
To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed.
To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway.
To use effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate).
To evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions.
Please see Job Description for full list of responsibilities
Person Specification Knowledge Essential
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
325-C9325-23-4386
Relocation package and Tier 2 Sponsorship Available
Are you interested in working as an occupational therapist within NHS mental health and learning disability services in the UK? We have a variety of vacancies across our working age adult and older adults community services.
Join a dynamic and innovative NHS trust at Surrey and Borders Partnership.
As an occupational therapist, you will be a part of a multidisciplinary team. You will deliver high quality evidence based occupational therapy assessments, interventions and consultations to the individuals referred to our services. We provide a range of group and individual work, alongside team duties such as team assessments, and coordinating care for people accessing our services.
We use Model of Human Occupation to guide all our OT assessments and interventions.
Within SABP we have a robust CPD offer which includes reflective practice as well as Occupational Therapy core skills, eLearning and bimonthly Occupational therapy Forums.We are particularly focused on embedding trauma informed practice, occupational science and neuroscience into our practice, along with developing leadership skills at every level.
We regularly take students and support development opportunities.
Posts will be based in the Community and Location will be confirmed if successful
Main duties of the job
Band 5 Key Responsibilities
To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions (group and individual) to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways and with support/supervision from a specialist occupational therapist.
To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
To contribute to occupational therapy student placements.
To participate in service development and audits.
To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.
Band 6
To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
To provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, support workers and activities coordinators (as appropriate)
To provide occupational therapy student placements.
To contribute to service development and audits.
To take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We encourage candidatesto have an informal discussion about the role with Lindsey.Mosley@sabp.nhs.uk before submitting an application
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description Job responsibilities
Band 5 Roles
To demonstrate occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational identity and competency, occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, volition, development and maintenance of occupational skills.
To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed, with support/supervision from a specialist occupational therapist.
To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway, with support/supervision from a Specialist Occupational Therapist.
To use effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate), with support/supervision from a Specialist Occupational Therapist.
Band 6 Roles
To demonstrate expertise and specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational identity and competency, occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, volition, development and maintenance of occupational skills.
To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed.
To provide evidence based and outcome measured occupational therapy interventions (individual and group), as outlined in the occupational therapy pathway.
To use effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate).
To evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions.
Please see Job Description for full list of responsibilities
Person Specification Knowledge Essential
- Knowledge of occupational frames of reference and approaches
- Knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
- Knowledge of the impact of health and disability on occupational performance, participation and identity
- Interest and skills in specialist area
- Previous experience of working with people within the clinical area (can be pre-qualification).
- Occupational Therapy Professional Qualification with HCPC Registration
- Band 6
- Relevant post qualification clinical experience
- Experience of using multiple occupational frames of reference and approaches
- Experience of using relevant occupational therapy assessment and implementing interventions
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
325-C9325-23-4386
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