Job summary
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CPFT

Would you like to gain experience of leading an Occupational Therapy service while continuing to influence high-quality clinical practice within adult mental health inpatient services?

We are pleased to offer an exciting 6 month secondment opportunity for 18.75 hours per week as an Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner, supporting the three adult mental health wards at Fulbourn Hospital, near Cambridge.

This secondment provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to develop their clinical leadership, service development and management skills, while working collaboratively with Occupational Therapy, AHP and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership to the adult inpatient Occupational Therapy team, supporting the delivery of high-quality, recovery-focused Occupational Therapy across the acute wards.

Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will support the delivery and development of Occupational Therapy interventions across the recovery pathway, helping service users to gain greater control over their lives and make meaningful changes to improve their health, wellbeing and quality of life.

A key focus of the secondment will be promoting and strengthening the role of Occupational Therapy within the service and ensuring that assessments and interventions are underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation (MoHO), recovery principles and evidence-based practice.

About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please apply through our website.

Details
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Band: Band 7
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Part-time
Location: Fulbourn Hospital, Resource Centre, Box 364 Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge, CB21 5EF

Job responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to the adult inpatient Occupational Therapy service.
• Support the day-to-day coordination and delivery of the Occupational Therapy service across the three adult mental health wards.
• Provide clinical guidance and support to Occupational Therapy colleagues working with service users with complex needs.
• Promote high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy practice and meaningful, demonstrable outcomes.
• Support the development and delivery of Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions based on MoHO and recovery principles.
• Work collaboratively with AHP and multidisciplinary colleagues to develop integrated approaches to care.
• Contribute to service improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance the quality and effectiveness of Occupational Therapy provision.
• Develop your own leadership, management and advanced clinical practice skills.
• Excellent planning, communication and organisational skills will be important, alongside the ability to prioritise effectively within the allocated secondment hours.

Working environment and professional support
The Occupational Therapy team is based within the purpose-built Resource Centre alongside other AHP services, including Arts Therapies and Physiotherapy. The centre includes dedicated treatment facilities such as an ADL kitchen and sensory rooms, providing a supportive environment for wellbeing, recovery-focused interventions and specific Occupational Therapy treatments.

The successful candidate will join an experienced and dedicated group of practitioners and will be well supported throughout their secondment.

Professional development opportunities include access to:

• Trust-wide AHP professional development opportunities
• Mental Health Occupational Therapy professional advisory groups
• Model of Human Occupation supervision
• Sensory approaches supervision, according to experience and development needs
• Professional supervision from a Directorate AHP Lead
• Peer support from experienced Occupational Therapy leads working across a range of mental health services

Why consider this secondment?
This is an ideal opportunity for an Occupational Therapist who is interested in developing towards advanced practice or future leadership roles and would like to gain experience in leading an inpatient Occupational Therapy service within the support of an established team.

The 18.75-hour-per-week arrangement offers a focused opportunity to build experience in leadership, clinical governance and service development, while making a positive contribution to Occupational Therapy provision for adults receiving inpatient mental health care.

We welcome interest from Occupational Therapists who are enthusiastic about recovery-focused practice, collaborative working and developing both themselves and the Occupational Therapy service.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the O.T. profession.
• Current HCPC registration
• Professional knowledge and training to master's level or equivalent.

Desirable

• Member of RCOT specialist section
• Management/Leadership Qualification

Experience
Essential

• Post-qualifying clinical experience in mental health occupational therapy
• Experience in delivering supervision, including to other disciplines
• Experience in implementing new projects and an understanding of change principles

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Ability to assess and treat complex mental health needs using occupational therapy

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer.