Occupational Therapist (Development Post Band 5 to Band 6)
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,720 - £48,054 per annum inc HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Kingsbury, NW9 9QY |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6159206/333-J-BR-0640 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you an occupational therapist with a keen interest in mental health and desire to develop your skills in supporting people who are admitted to hospital? Do you enjoy the buzz of working in a new environment and want to be part of a newly formed and enthusiastic team? If so, We want to hear from you.
We are offering a rare opportunity of a Band 5 to 6 development role and are looking for candidates who want to apply themselves to a great learning opportunity. In this role you will have a range of professional development opportunities depending on your needs and interests - we are keen for people to develop in their area of interest to motivate and enrich our staff team. There is also the support of a broad and experienced senior MDT. On successful progression to the Band 6 post, numerous further training opportunities will be offered such a Sensory Integration (SI) training.
Occupational Therapists hold a key role within the ward MDT in our existing acute wards, and in this new ward where we will be working closely with HOPES project and trialling a different approach with a strong focus on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and Sensory interventions, the OT role will be ever more central.
This post receives supervision from the Acute Lead OT (Band 7) and in addition there is a great support network working alongside four other OTs, allowing opportunities for Journal club, reflective practice, case formulation using Trauma Informed Approaches, skill sharing and several other projects. The wider team also includes Occupational Therapist Apprentices, Activity Coordinators, Senior Peer Support Worker, Fitness Instructor and sessional workers.
The candidate will:
Be motivated, energetic & a flexible team player with excellent communication skills
Be able to use initiative & have some responsibilities towards the management of daily ward programmes.
Demonstrate an interest & participation in evidence -based practice and professional development and working with recovery principles.
Be familiar with the MOHO and other evidence- based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on-going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.
We have a strong commitment to collaborative working and you will be part of a supportive, friendly multi-disciplinary team as well as the Tamarind therapy team. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, able to work to a high standard both autonomously and as part of a team.
The new ward (Kingswood) is currently opened at Kingswood Centre and will later transfer to Park Royal Centre for Mental Health to join the three other acute wards and PICU that we currently have.
We have a strong commitment to collaborative working and you will be part of a supportive, friendly multi-disciplinary team as well as the Tamarind therapy team. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, able to work to a high standard both autonomously and as part of a team.
Come and join us and have a career for life and be one of the friendly and supportive 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in CNWL. We work in many varied teams in specialist areas and both physical and mental health promoting maintaining dual skills.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Occupational Therapy (OT) in CNWL is fortunate in having a long-established professional structure including an Allied Health Professional director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, Borough and specialist Head OTs. This ensures representation of our profession at all levels, strategically and operationally.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT Research & Development (R&D) strategy, R&D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of staff by providing excellent internal training, commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and Evidence Based Practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities.
We actively support the next generation of OTs through apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce and have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our BAME Occupational Therapy group.
To provide the multidisciplinary team (MDT) on the Treatment ward with an Occupational Therapy (OT) service and expertise; this will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
This advert closes on Friday 19 Apr 2024
Are you an occupational therapist with a keen interest in mental health and desire to develop your skills in supporting people who are admitted to hospital? Do you enjoy the buzz of working in a new environment and want to be part of a newly formed and enthusiastic team? If so, We want to hear from you.
We are offering a rare opportunity of a Band 5 to 6 development role and are looking for candidates who want to apply themselves to a great learning opportunity. In this role you will have a range of professional development opportunities depending on your needs and interests - we are keen for people to develop in their area of interest to motivate and enrich our staff team. There is also the support of a broad and experienced senior MDT. On successful progression to the Band 6 post, numerous further training opportunities will be offered such a Sensory Integration (SI) training.
Occupational Therapists hold a key role within the ward MDT in our existing acute wards, and in this new ward where we will be working closely with HOPES project and trialling a different approach with a strong focus on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and Sensory interventions, the OT role will be ever more central.
This post receives supervision from the Acute Lead OT (Band 7) and in addition there is a great support network working alongside four other OTs, allowing opportunities for Journal club, reflective practice, case formulation using Trauma Informed Approaches, skill sharing and several other projects. The wider team also includes Occupational Therapist Apprentices, Activity Coordinators, Senior Peer Support Worker, Fitness Instructor and sessional workers.
The candidate will:
Be motivated, energetic & a flexible team player with excellent communication skills
Be able to use initiative & have some responsibilities towards the management of daily ward programmes.
Demonstrate an interest & participation in evidence -based practice and professional development and working with recovery principles.
Be familiar with the MOHO and other evidence- based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on-going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.
We have a strong commitment to collaborative working and you will be part of a supportive, friendly multi-disciplinary team as well as the Tamarind therapy team. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, able to work to a high standard both autonomously and as part of a team.
The new ward (Kingswood) is currently opened at Kingswood Centre and will later transfer to Park Royal Centre for Mental Health to join the three other acute wards and PICU that we currently have.
We have a strong commitment to collaborative working and you will be part of a supportive, friendly multi-disciplinary team as well as the Tamarind therapy team. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, able to work to a high standard both autonomously and as part of a team.
Come and join us and have a career for life and be one of the friendly and supportive 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in CNWL. We work in many varied teams in specialist areas and both physical and mental health promoting maintaining dual skills.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Occupational Therapy (OT) in CNWL is fortunate in having a long-established professional structure including an Allied Health Professional director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, Borough and specialist Head OTs. This ensures representation of our profession at all levels, strategically and operationally.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT Research & Development (R&D) strategy, R&D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of staff by providing excellent internal training, commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and Evidence Based Practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities.
We actively support the next generation of OTs through apprenticeships, student placements and the promotion of the profession as a career in schools. We are proud of the diversity in our workforce and have invested time in supporting and developing this further through our BAME Occupational Therapy group.
To provide the multidisciplinary team (MDT) on the Treatment ward with an Occupational Therapy (OT) service and expertise; this will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
This advert closes on Friday 19 Apr 2024
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