B5 Occupational Therapist; Adult Mental Health - Community

B5 Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health - Community)

NHS AfC:
Band 5

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC:
Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

hours per week Job  
-ACC-6
- Site Ilkeston Resource Centre Town Ilkeston Salary £, - £, pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing //6 :

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community.

We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

Are you an empathetic Occupational Therapist with a keen interest in mental health?

A fabulous opportunity has become available for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, to join our fantastic NHS Trust based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

This is also a really positive time to join and contribute to shaping the future of our community mental health services, as part of our transformation to Living Well multi‑agency teams.

The Occupational Therapist in post will be working within a community adult mental health service, providing specialist assessment and treatment to service users with a range of mental health conditions. This will involve individual interventions, as well as group work.

In this role you will assess, implement and develop an OT treatment programme according to the person's diagnosis and identified needs.

The post holder will:

• You will be able to manage a diverse caseload and work closely with the multi‑disciplinary team, giving you the opportunity to work with CPNs, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Employment Specialists and Non‑Medical Prescribers.
• You will utilise the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments that are used trust wide and will receive support and training in this.
• The post holder will:
• Be involved in service development and quality improvement projects, as we develop OT pathways across the organisation, build links with our partnership organisations in the community, develop our Individual Placement Support service and grow our peer support services, as we embed the Community Mental Health Framework across our teams.
• Be part of the wider Occupational Therapy Community in Derbyshire Healthcare, contributing to CPD events, practice development opportunities and workforce development.
• Be involved in recruitment of staff and the development of our support staff.

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.”

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities
• Free ample parking on site.
• Well…