Job summary
The Derbyshire Dales Community AWA Living Well Team is looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Occupational Therapist to join the friendly and supportive team based in Ashbourne. The work will involve assessing and supporting adults with mental ill health who live within their local community. As such you will need to have the ability to travel across a the geographical area. There is an expectation that you will be able to manage a diverse caseload, under the supervision of our Band 6 Occupational Therapist. You will play a pivotal role in collaborative working, alongside our partner agencies, including the voluntary sector. The teams work in a multi-disciplinary way and as such, Occupational Therapy is integral to this process. The team is friendly, motivated and dynamic. You will be encouraged to continue your professional development with the help of regular supervision and access to training opportunities

Main duties of the job

• Provide OT assessment and intervention of a person's occupational and functional needs. Interventions provided will be within the practitioner's sphere of competency.
• Liaise with colleagues who may be more experienced within a particular field as and when required.
• Show initiative, drive and ability to think creatively for solutions.
• Provide OT assessments and interventions, both individually and in groups.
• Work closely with the nursing and medical team, to provide a therapeutic programme that supports the use of activity and recovery.
• Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team, giving you the opportunity to work with the OT, CPNs, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and the VCSE (voluntary sector).
• Be professionally and legally accountable under the HCPC code of professional practice.

About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'. CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust." Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Ability to apply core OT skills in a mental health setting
• Group skills

Qualifications
Essential

• Occupational Therapy Degree
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Post-graduate training relevant to specialist area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).