Occupational Therapist in Leeds

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We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the EMERGE Leeds team. EMERGE Leeds provides a range of interventions for people with complex emotional and relational difficulties, including care coordination, group work, Housing, Peer Support, Occupational Therapy, psychotherapy, and Creative Therapies. In this role, you will contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of psychologically informed occupational therapy assessments and interventions within a specialist multidisciplinary service. Working collaboratively with colleagues across EMERGE Leeds, you will undertake assessments and interventions for individuals referred to the service and support people to develop meaningful, fulfilling occupational lives.

A key part of the role involves delivering Journey, our psychologically informed occupational therapy group programme, alongside providing individual occupational therapy interventions for people experiencing Complex Emotional Needs. As a valued member of the Occupational Therapy team, you will manage a varied clinical caseload while also contributing to the team's support and development through supervision and participation in group reflective practice.

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary assessments and care planning.
• Develop positive and meaningful therapeutic relationships with individuals who experience emotional distress and interpersonal difficulties.
• Facilitate Journey therapeutic group interventions.
• Provide individual occupational therapy interventions tailored to service user needs.
• Support the development of psychologically informed occupational therapy practice within the service.
• Participate in supervision and contribute to reflective practice within the team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, partner agencies, and service users to promote meaningful participation in everyday life.

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

Working for our organisation:

• Fantastic employee wellbeing support.
• 27 - 33 days annual leave.
• Flexible working and remote working arrangements.
• The NHS Pension Scheme.
• Coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: Have masters, degree or diploma level of Occupational Therapy qualification and registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Experience: Experience of working with people with complex emotional needs/personality difficulties.
• Skills: Ability to effectively communicate the occupational perspective of human functioning and wellbeing, and its relationship to working with people with complex emotional needs/complex mental health needs.
• Knowledge: Understanding of the importance of the therapeutic relationship in working with people with complex emotional needs/personality difficulties and the ability to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.