NHS
Senior Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
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- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- gym membership
- NHS discounts and many more.
- Medication and the monitoring of its effects
- Supervisory skills Psychosocial interventions
- Appraisal skills
- Have significant post-registration experience
- Delivery of clinical interventions
- Supervising students / staff.
- Delivering group based interventions
- Diploma / Degree in OT
- Clinical supervisor qualification or willing to work towards.
- HPC state registration
- Relevant post graduate training courses
- An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines
- Ability to travel independently.
- Ability to deliver OT assessment / treatments
- Competent assessment skill
- Medication and the monitoring of its effects
- Supervisory skills Psychosocial interventions
- Appraisal skills
- Have significant post-registration experience
- Delivery of clinical interventions
- Supervising students / staff.
- Delivering group based interventions
- Diploma / Degree in OT
- Clinical supervisor qualification or willing to work towards.
- HPC state registration
- Relevant post graduate training courses
- An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines
- Ability to travel independently.
- Ability to deliver OT assessment / treatments
- Competent assessment skill
Job summary
The Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Pathway is going through a period of exciting change and development. We are recruiting a community OT, Band 6 and would welcome applicants to join the East Suffolk LD&A Community Team. If you are looking for a fulfilling and varied role and you have a genuine desire to develop your career in community learning disability and a commitment to providing high quality, evidence-based interventions, then we want to hear from you!
Our teams continually strive to develop quality health care services and we are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated people to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary service. The successful applicant will provide high quality interventions as part of the wider forward thinking, diverse multi-disciplinary team and work in collaboration with other relevant agencies according to the needs of the individual. Are you able to think and work creatively with individuals and their carers? Do you possess excellent and varied communication skills, enjoy working as part of a team, and working closely with colleagues from a range of disciplines?
Main duties of the job
You will be a registered with the HPCP and provide a service to adults in the community who have a learning disability and or Autism and who present with mental health needs or behavioural challenges. You will be the senior OT in the team and with support from the lead OT in the service will be encouraged to use OT model's of practice to complete specialist OT assessment, intervention and evaluation of service user progress. Your expertise will be used to support behavioural interventions, recovery plans and positive behaviour support planning. In addition to these direct clinical duties you will line manage the band 5 OT, support OT students and will play a significant part in the governance and development of the team. The working week will cover clinic appointments, community visits and close liaison with other colleagues across sectors e.g. colleges, social services etc
About us
The way we care for people with Learning Disabilities in Suffolk is changing at NSFT as we have recently benefitted from £1.3 million of investment for our Acute services and the role out of a new Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Service.
The development is fully driven by the national Transforming Care Agenda. The Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Service is not only being invested in financially, with a fresh approach to ideas and service delivery being supported by the Trust, we are confident our new model of care is the very best for the people we care for. We have a culture of continued learning, working as a close LD specialist pathway with each team having monthly protected days which includes a variety of training, reflection, supervision and service development. The entire pathway is focused on the further development of high-quality care in line with NHS LD standards alongside our colleagues in mainstream services.
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are: -
Date posted
08 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year gross per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
246-ESU7003916-A
Job locations
Mariner House
43 Handford Road
Ipswich
IP1 2GA
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Job responsibilities
We place an emphasis on high quality clinical, managerial, professional supervision and continuedprofessional development, as we regard this as a vital part of the delivery of care. We offer a variety of opportunities in a supportive, friendly and stimulating working environment. You will be part of an innovative and dynamic team which utilises an evidence-based perspective. Well support and encourage you to develop specialist experience and expertise as appropriate. You may wish to be part of QI projects or be part of a leadership group planning and implementing the driving change for Transforming Care and Quality Standards for Learning Disability. Here is your opportunity!
The candidate must have a full and valid driving license and have access to a vehicle due to the community element of the role and the large geographical area that the service covers. The East team is based in Ipswich. Please note, the generic Job Description is currently being reviewed to reflect changes within the service
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
For further details / informal visits contact:
Catherine Howe Lead Occupational Therapist, LD&A services. 01473 237028 Catherine.Howe@nsft.nhs.uk
Job responsibilities
We place an emphasis on high quality clinical, managerial, professional supervision and continuedprofessional development, as we regard this as a vital part of the delivery of care. We offer a variety of opportunities in a supportive, friendly and stimulating working environment. You will be part of an innovative and dynamic team which utilises an evidence-based perspective. Well support and encourage you to develop specialist experience and expertise as appropriate. You may wish to be part of QI projects or be part of a leadership group planning and implementing the driving change for Transforming Care and Quality Standards for Learning Disability. Here is your opportunity!
The candidate must have a full and valid driving license and have access to a vehicle due to the community element of the role and the large geographical area that the service covers. The East team is based in Ipswich. Please note, the generic Job Description is currently being reviewed to reflect changes within the service
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
For further details / informal visits contact:
Catherine Howe Lead Occupational Therapist, LD&A services. 01473 237028 Catherine.Howe@nsft.nhs.uk
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Mariner House
43 Handford Road
Ipswich
IP1 2GA
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Mariner House
43 Handford Road
Ipswich
IP1 2GA
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.