Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Occupational Therapist
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Occupational Therapist
Senior Occupational Therapist - Band 6
About the Role
The Intensive Support Team is a multi-disciplinary team leading Community Learning Disability service delivery. This progressive and dynamic service provides essential support to ensure individuals with a learning disability—whose behaviours may challenge—can thrive in the community and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
Occupational Therapists (OTs) play a central role in this team. They conduct comprehensive specialist assessments for clients with complex needs, including:
- Behaviours that challenge
- Sensory integration difficulties
- Engagement issues
Using clinical reasoning, OTs interpret diverse information (clinical and non-clinical) to develop accurate diagnoses and tailored treatment plans. Clients may be supported in their own homes, the community, hospitals, clinics, or outpatient settings.
The Senior OT will:
- Conduct specialist assessments for complex presentations, using clinical reasoning to diagnose and design specific treatments.
- Provide expert advice to colleagues, carers, or carry out single comprehensive holistic assessments for clients.
- Design and deliver individual treatment programmes based on:
- Specialist OT knowledge
- Evidence-based practice
- National and local guidelines
- Techniques: 1:1 interventions, group activities, carer education, and patient training
- Utilise advanced assessment and treatment skills, including:
- Strategic communication techniques
- Sensory integration approaches
- Therapeutic use of self
- Safely managing moving and handling equipment.
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- Collaborate with clients and carers to set and refine client-centred goals, frequently reevaluating progress with agreed outcome measures.
- Contribute to the discharge planning process, assisting in onward referrals as necessary.
About Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT)
CWPT offers a diverse range of services across physical health, mental health, learning disability, and autism, spanning Coventry, Warwickshire, and adjoining communities.
The Trust adheres to the ethos of "putting people at our heart", ensuring compassionate and collaborative care for both patients and staff. Below are key benefits supporting staff development, work-life balance, and wellbeing:
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Benefits Programme
- Generous annual leave, increasing with tenure.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities, including:
- Apprenticeship frameworks
- Distance learning
- Internal training programmes
- Continuous coaching and mentoring
- Salary sacrifice schemes for:
- Leased cars, vehicles
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Home/tech electronics
- Gym memberships
- Discounts with retailers, restaurants, and leisure services via:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS discount schemes
- Wellbeing support, including:
- In-house counselling
- External helpline access
- Staff networks and support groups
The Trust actively seeks individuals aligned with its shared values of: Compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.
Contact for Further Details
- Name: Paula Kiley
- Job Title: Lead OT (IST)
- Email: Paula.Kiley@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
- Telephone: 07824 416693
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