Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 18 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | £17.69 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £17.69 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 September 2024 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 7JX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | M0042-24-2071 |
Summary
Job Title: Occupational Therapist Grade: Band 5/6 Ward/Dept: Highfield Unit Location: Warneford Hospital, Warneford Lane, Oxford, OX3 7JX Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Hours: 37.5 hours Monday-Friday (includes some weekends, evenings and school holiday periods.) Shift Pattern: 9:00-17:00 (Flexible working pattern available) Pay Rate: £17.69 - £21.80 An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist for the Highfield Unit based in Warneford Hospital. We are seeking a candidate who is able to supply specialist services to young people with mental health problems. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Their services are delivered across the community in hospitals, clinics, community bases and in patients homes, as they focus on delivering care as close to home as possible. The post holder will be responsible for providing assessments, treatments and evaluation processes for referred patients whilst partnering with colleagues to enable continuity of care. In managing your own caseload there will be responsibility to work collaboratively for treatment programmes and discharge plans which will regularly be re-evaluated in order to transition patients through stages of their care. The role requires the development and maintenance of relevant therapeutic activities as appropriate to the patient group served, including opportunities for cognitive, creative, education, work, leisure, interpersonal and life skills. There will be a requirement to be able to work flexibly across the service, through weekends, evening and outside of school term-time. To be successful in applying for this role you will need: Current relevant professional registration Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience Enhanced DBS UK/NHS experience Experience of supervising staff Working knowledge of CAMHS services or Adult in-patient & community services Experience working with young people with ASD and knowledge of sensory integration assessments. Job description Job description can be provided upon request. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant degree or equivalent HCPC Registered Essential Criteria Essential Enhanced DBS In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of Relevant Qualifications Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable. About us Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts. Career Progressionaccess to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges Work-life Balanceflexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave Opportunity & Accessover 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name NHS Professionals Limited Employer's website https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)