Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 5 to 6 development post
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Occupational Therapy Development Opportunity
Due to career progression, a Band 5 to 6 Occupational Therapy development opportunity has arisen within the Hertfordshire Specialist Learning Disability Service. In this rare opportunity, we are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated OT to join our dedicated, specialist, and forward-thinking MDT where you will be working collaboratively to improve the lives, independence, and wellbeing of people with a learning disability.
In this rewarding role, you’ll use your core OT skills to promote participation and independence in activities of daily living, while building and sharing expertise in specialist areas including Sensory Integration, Positive Behaviour Support, and trauma-informed approaches.
Key Responsibilities
- Use core OT skills to promote participation and independence in activities of daily living
- Build and share expertise in specialist areas such as Sensory Integration, Positive Behaviour Support, and trauma-informed approaches
- Work in an interdisciplinary way to assess service users' needs, devise care plans, and evaluate outcomes
- Provide clinical advice and support for service users that present with behaviour that challenges and require support with their mental health
- Work directly with service users, carers, colleagues, and other service providers
- Deliver training and education to other professionals, carers, and family
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement
- Complete the preceptorship as appropriate and complete the associated competencies
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About Us
We are a nurturing, supportive, and forward-thinking team with strong peer networks. As a Band 5, you will be supported to gain the relevant competencies to progress to a band 6, you’ll be encouraged to use your experience, share knowledge across the MDT, and help shape high-quality occupational therapy provision.
What We Offer
- Access to a vehicle is essential for this community post
- Opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement
- Ongoing learning and support with supervision
Our Trust
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organization with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
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Our Trust Values
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families, and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
- Welcoming
- Kind
- Positive
- Respectful
- Professional
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Contact Us
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like to work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on…
For further details / informal visits contact:
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Name: Amanda Drake
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Job Title: Professional Lead for LD Occupational Therapy
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Email Address: amanda.drake1@nhs.net
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Telephone Number: 07813 348421
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Name: Hannah Gurnett
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Telephone Number: 01442 275658
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