Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Specialist Occupational Therapist
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Band 6 Mental Health Community Occupational Therapist
Location: East Herts based in Welwyn Garden City, secondary base in Bishops Stortford
Hours: Part time 0.64 FTE: 24 hours per week (does not include shift or weekend work). Hybrid working available.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust are looking for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to work in Community Mental Health Services for Older People.
Our OT posts are varied and no two days are the same – home assessments, MDTs, taking service users out, service development, meetings, training sessions.
See What Other OT Staff Have Said At Www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ahp/occupational-therapists/
As an Occupational Therapist in HPFT you would:
- Be part of a team, not a lone professional
- Be part of MDTs that value and respect OT
- Be involved in CPD and reflective practice – these happen on a monthly basis.
Our OTs are valued and work as OTs within the teams – minimal generic work, and are supervised by experienced Specialist/Head/Lead Occupational Therapists
You would receive support and be part of an OT network across all the services.
Car driver essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
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We Also Offer
- Paid opportunities for OTs Returning to Practice after a break or for those wanting to expand their experience into a new field of practice
As An Occupational Therapist You Would Be Required To
- Build a working relationship with clients to ensure treatment provided for every person is unique and targeted to their individual needs. To enable you to assist them in being able to improve their function despite their underlying mental health condition. Provide Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions for a specified service user group, carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and to develop the Occupational Therapy service provision within the setting.
What We Offer
- Development opportunities - Receive training and support working from a band 5 to 6
- Be part of MDTs that value and respect OTs. Our OTs are valued – there will be minimal generic work and you will be supervised by experienced Specialist/Head/Lead Occupational Therapists
- Be involved in CPD and reflective practice – these happen on a monthly basis.
- You would receive support and be part of an OT network across all the services.
- Paid opportunities for OTs Returning to Practice
- We welcome flexible and hybrid working - Including additional bank work for qualified and unqualified experienced staff
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Our trust is dedicated in creating the best work life balance for our employees and our Mental Health Community team for older people welcome flexible and hybrid working.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our Family Of Over 4,500 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Madeleine Stokes
Job title: Head Occupational Therapist
Email address: madeleine.stokes@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07971992001
Please note I am part time and work Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays
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