Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Swindon
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About the Role
The Wiltshire area of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to work within a mental health inpatient ward setting, predominantly on the rehab ward with opportunities to support acute and community services.
To follow the OT process of assessment, intervention, and evaluation to effectively identify and address occupational performance needs experienced by our client group.
Responsibilities
- Utilize your skills as a holistic, autonomous practitioner while also having the support from the multi-professional team and wider Occupational Therapy team.
- Work with other qualified Occupational Therapists.
- Provide individual specialist assessments and group work.
- Manage a complex caseload and prioritize effectively to meet the demands of the service.
- Provide regular supervision and training to rotational Band 5 OTs and support staff.
- Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions alongside the wider MDT to provide patient-centered care.
- Adapt to the needs of service users.
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Requirements
- Excellent and adaptable communication skills.
- A level of sensitivity and flexibility.
- Ability to manage a complex caseload and prioritize effectively.
Benefits
- Excellent training opportunities and CPD development.
- Regular supervision within Trust guidance.
- Supportive and safe environment for staff.
- Opportunities to bring unique experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to AWP.
About the Employer
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities, and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective, and provide a positive all-round experience for our patients, families, and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect, and empathy.
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Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200 miles, to more than 1.8 million people.
At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ela Powezka
- Job Title: Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email Address: e.powezka@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01249 427942
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