Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
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We are committed to providing high quality care for the people of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. Are You?
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting challenge to develop your skills within an inpatient older peoples mental health care setting? A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a for Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our well-established team at Lynfield Mount Hospital.
The opportunity is based on the Dementia Assessment Unit working with older adult with complex needs.
Closing Date: 9th August
Shortlisting Date: 11th August
Interview Date: 20th August
Working as part of the ward therapy team which consists of 0.4 WTE team leader (currently a physiotherapist), 0.8WTE Specialist Occupational Therapist (this vacancy), 0.4 WTE Specialist Physiotherapist, 0.8 WTE Therapy Support Worker and an Activity Coordinator.
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As a specialist occupational therapist, you will complete comprehensive assessments of functional ability, deliver individualised treatment plans and support recovery and transition from hospital to home or cares setting. You will work collaboratively with the wider MDT both on the ward and in the community. In addition you will be responsible for the support and development of the occupational therapy and activity team at the unit.
We are seeking an innovative practitioner, able to drive service development, manage a complex caseload, and support the leadership within the occupational therapy and activity team on the Dementia Assessment Unit.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
- We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
- We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
- We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Benefits
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
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- Increase mileage rates for > 4500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
- Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Candice Redding
- Job title: Therapy Lead Older People Mental Health Inpatients
- Email address: candice.redding@bdct.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07741691291
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