Adult Social Care Occupational Therapist

4 days ago

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Overview

North-Integrated Community Occupational Therapy Team

Adult Social Care Occupational Therapist

Band 6 full time 37.5 hours per week (part time applicants welcome)

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our Community Occupational Therapy Team as a Band 6 Adult Social Care Occupational Therapist.

You will work as part of our team of experienced Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Assistants and Administrative support workers to provide multidisciplinary services to adults with a range of conditions.

We are renowned for being an innovative and forward-thinking organisation with an ever-expanding portfolio of services. This means we offer our employees genuine career development opportunities. In return for your passion and enthusiasm, we will offer you all the support you need and help you achieve your career aspirations.

Main duties of the job

Applicants would benefit from having worked in a social care Occupational Therapy role previously or have experience of the community setting.

The Team supports adults within their own homes where the primary need is physical disability with long-term health conditions. The aim of OT intervention is to assist people to remain as independent as possible in the community and is an extremely rewarding role.

Health Community OT colleagues are also a part of our team and we work closely together as an integrated OT service providing the best possible outcomes for our service group.

Knowledge of Moving and Handling people, specialist equipment, minor adaptation provision and assistive technology would be beneficial.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached the full Job Description and Person Specification for more details of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in occupational therapy or equivalent
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Fieldwork educator's accreditation.
Desirable criteria
  • Modules at Masters level
  • Evidence of further clinical study
  • APPLE accreditation
  • Leadership experience/qualification
  • Membership of BAOT/COT
Training

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification courses in working with older people and people with physical disabilities
  • Attendance at relevant networks e.g. Special Interest Groups
  • Up to date field work/pre-registration student training
Work Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities
  • Ability to manage time and workload effectively
  • Working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and life-limiting conditions
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using standardised assessments and outcome measures
  • Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations
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