Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)
Senior Occupational Therapist
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Band 6 Occupational Therapist
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and well-motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist for the Occupational Therapy team at the Cavell Centre in Peterborough.
About the Role
The Cavell Centre Occupational Therapy team provide OT assessments and intervention for those admitted to acute adult inpatient wards for mental health and learning disabilities.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will deliver and develop specialist OT assessments and interventions. These will include occupation focused group work, sensory strategies, reablement goals, functional assessments and focused individualized interventions. These interventions will be based on the core principles of therapeutic use of self and our foundational approach. You will display leadership skills and the ability to supervise colleagues to ensure outstanding clinical delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain, restore, or create a match between the abilities of the person, the demands of his or her activities and occupations, and the demands of the environment to improve function and access to opportunities for participation in daily life.
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of occupational therapy models of practice, provide the skilful use of specialist assessments, advice, and interventions to support the service user to engage in a meaningful activity, designed to increase function.
- Provide specialist support, knowledge, and advice to team members who have identified a service user’s vocational needs.
- Work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of a multidisciplinary team to assure a high standard of care for patient/clients and their relatives/carers, under supervision of the Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner.
- Be skilled in the facilitation of sensory approaches to support service users with sensory modulation when alleviating extreme distress or supporting emotional regulation.
- Respect the individuality, values, cultural, and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
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About You
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, and display a positive patient-centered approach. This will be accompanied by an ability to work under pressure at times. In return, we will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role. We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional and development opportunities within the trust, where available. You will receive clinical supervision and operational manager from the Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner.
About Us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
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Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care, and community settings, including children’s, adult, and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care, and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups, including people with long-term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Important Information
- All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
- We reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
- Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
Contact Information
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Rob Ellis
- Job title: Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner
- Email address: Rob.Ellis@cpft.nhs.uk
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