Specialist Occupational Therapist in Welwyn Garden City

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part in our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

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.

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.
• 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).

Main duties of the job:

• Build a working relationship with clients to ensure treatment provided for every person is unique and targeted to their individual needs.
• Provide Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions for a specified service user group, carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and 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.
• Paid opportunities for OTs Returning to Practice.
• Flexible and hybrid working - Including additional bank work for qualified and unqualified experienced staff.

We are a small, friendly established team committed to providing occupational therapy assessments and interventions in order to benefit the people we work with.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• You would have a community caseload.
• Supervision of junior and support staff.
• Provision of specialist OT interventions - supervision and instruction can be provided.
• Involvement in service review opportunities.

If you have any further questions around this vacancy, please contact Madeleine Stokes using the details below.

Person specification:

• BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
• Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT’s.
• Evidence of relevant post grad training.

Experience:

• Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting.
• Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
• Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students.

Skills, Knowledge & Ability:

• Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues.
• Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics.
• Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation.
• Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries.
• High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills.
• Analytical Skills.
• Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health.
• A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
• Highly developed Observational skills.
• Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.

Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Madeleine Stokes

Email address: madeleine.stokes@nhs.net

Telephone number: 07971992001