Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Blackberry Hill Hospital, Bristol
| Posting date: | 15 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970.00 - £36483.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS16 1ED |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9342-25-0371 |
Summary
Professionally accountable for own caseload, working autonomously to deliver occupational therapy in a variety of inpatient and/or community settings including the service users own home. To develop and implement occupational therapy treatment plans and provide advice to service users to enable them to maintain, restore or create a balance between their abilities and the demands of their occupation and environment in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. Service users have a range of mental health conditions or learning disabilities. To work compassionately with service users and carers to achieve identified occupational therapy goals and to promote social inclusion, independence and well-being through a client-centred approach. To provide the best possible experience for service users, carers and families. To develop professional knowledge and skills through participation in preceptorship and competency framework to enable the post holder to take responsibility for service users with increasingly more diverse presentations and more complex problems. To facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing clinical advice and training to occupational therapy associate practitioners, assistants and students as appropriate. To be committed to and involved in activities integral to Quality Improvement. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities. To promote at all times a positive image of the Occupational Therapy Service and the wider Trust. We are keen to encourage creativity and staff development and regular, supportive clinical supervision and line-management will be provided. If you have any questions reading this post or the service, please do contact us via the contact details provided below. We look forward to receiving your application Please see Job Description and Personal Specification attached. We are keen to encourage creativity and staff development and regular, supportive clinical supervision and line-management will be provided. If you have any questions reading this post or the service, please do contact us via the contact details provided below. We look forward to receiving your application