Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
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An excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist
About the Opportunity
The Occupational Therapy service aims to help adults to continue to live at home, where your role will be to assess and manage a caseload of patients, on an inpatient ward, with varied and complex needs located across West Berkshire.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for an Outstanding CQC rated Trust committed to workplace wellbeing and to making Berkshire Healthcare a great place to work for everyone. This is demonstrated in the latest National Staff Survey results where we achieved the highest engagement score (staff feedback on their motivation, advocacy, and involvement at work) of all Community and Mental Health Trusts.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a registered Occupational Therapist with an interest in the rehabilitation of older adults, have great organisational skills and enjoy team working.
Working Pattern and Service Overview
This core hours of this role will be 8am – 4pm. Currently we are not following weekend working patterns, this may change in the future.
This role can offer the opportunity to explore the Rainbow Room which has palliative beds, and there is also a specialised unit that includes eight neuro-designated beds. You may collaborate with separate multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality care for patients with neurological conditions, gaining valuable experience in a focused and supportive clinical environment.
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The post will be part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team within an inpatient setting which will offer assessment and treatment for patients in the west of Berkshire.
Key Responsibilities
- To provide supervision, guidance to band 3 and 4 support workers in the therapy team.
- To make recommendations to the wider MDT and to support with education of students.
- To identify service developments, needs, contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of the service and have responsibility for defined projects.
- To be responsible for a complex caseload using an interdisciplinary, patient focused rehabilitative approach with support from the senior therapists.
About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
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Our Values
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rhys Amos
- Job title: Inpatient Therapy Service Manager
- Email address: rhys.amos@berkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07770543828
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