Senior Occupational Therapist

We have an opportunity for a Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist to join Older People's Community Mental Health Team.

This post is ideal for an OT with a passion for working with older people and for someone who enjoys collaboration and team working. We are looking forward to welcoming a practitioner with a positive outlook and experience with older people, resourcefulness and experience for the role.

The work is important and rewarding, with a focus on rehabilitation, recovery and empowerment, helping people to achieve the best possible outcomes and well-being through collaboration, and family/carer involvement. Using occupation as the foundation for your work and as a basis for bringing value and purpose to people's lives, you will contribute to the delivery of assessments, individualised interventions and therapy/care planning as part of an effective and supportive integrated multi-disciplinary team.

The friendly teams include nursing, psychological therapies, medical staff and support staff and you will have the opportunity to develop and enhance the OT service in the settings and within wider service pathways. Post holders will be supported by regular supervision and ongoing CPD opportunities., You will use a person-centred, compassionate and evidenced based approach to working with people who often have complex mental health, cognitive and physical health needs. You will work with clients, carers and care implementing the Occupational Therapy process, planning and implementing client-centred interventions to achieve occupational and other therapeutic goals.

You will apply skills in a range of occupational therapy and other approaches pertinent to the client group and setting, including psychosocial and psychological approaches. Assessment methods include the use of specialist Mental Health and Occupational Therapy assessments, approaches and tools to support occupational formulation and MDT care planning. The post constitutes of the delivery of Occupational Therapy alongside some Lead Professional/ Key Clinician duties where appropriate. The Allied Health Professionals and occupational therapy network within the organisation is supportive, providing opportunities for collaboration and participation in development of practice and services and to build your own knowledge base and experience. The trust also encourages staff to be involved in wider integrated professional workstreams and development opportunities. We have strong links with local universities and provide regular practice placements for Occupational Therapy students.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more