Specialist Occupational Therapist

Do you want to develop your OT career working in community mental health? Do you want to work for an Outstanding Trust? Are you looking for part time work?

Would you like to know that you have made a difference to people who have a number of challenges to their health and wellbeing?

This is a great opportunity for a band 6 to be part of a dynamic Adult Community Mental health service . Our role is 37.5 hours per week.

Our friendly and supportive team is based in Welwyn Garden City

If you would like to have an informal chat, please contact Gill Smith on 07979926126

We look forward to hearing from you!

Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500! (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us, terms and conditions apply)

The Successful Candidate Will

• manage a clinical OT caseload, carrying out comprehensive assessments & delivering evidence based interventions using the Model of Human Occupation
• conduct assessments and interventions which take place at the unit, in service users homes, or in the community
• have an opportunity to develop both individual and group interventions to help the service user achieve their personal and recovery goals
• learn the process of, and develop skills in Community Mental Health Team initial assessments and duty, with a view of undertaking them independently.
  
  

In Return, We Can Offer You

• leadership and management training opportunities
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £1,122 per annum)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
  

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.

Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gill Smith Job title: Professional Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07979926126