Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive team, working within our older adult Dementia ward at Walton Hospital.Snowdrop Ward is a 18 bedded assessment and treatment unit for older adults with an acute organic illness who require a period of assessment within an acute mental health setting.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will:
- Provide strong clinical leadership, working closely with the MDT and other stakeholder in delivering high quality, person-centred care.
- Champion evidence-based practice to enhance service quality and responsiveness.
- Support the Ward Manager in developing operational and clinical mechanisms, including deputising in absence of the service lead.
- Collaborate with ward-based therapy staff, ensuring effective oversight of OT provision and assessments.
Main duties of the job- Maintain a strong clinical presence by delivering individual interventions and overseeing the full range of therapeutic activities within the team.
- Demonstrate expertise in organic mental health care and share this knowledge effectively, promoting independence and person centred care.
- Proactively manage your own caseload, prioritising tasks efficiently to meet competing demands.
- Assess complex service user needs using professional judgement and evidence-based approaches, ensuring accountability for clinical decisions.
- Ensure every service user has a current, collaboratively developed Occupational Therapy plan tailored to their individual needs.
- Apply leadership principles adapting strategies to meet changing service requirements.
- Work closely with ward-based therapy team to ensure the delivery of high-quality, needs-led Occupational Therapy services.
- Contribute to clinical development through mentoring, coaching, and supporting student education and fieldwork placement
About usJoin '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
Job responsibilitiesPlease review the job description and person specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC recruitment site. You will need to register if you do not have an account.
Person SpecificationEducationEssential- Degree or diploma in OT
- Evidence of ongoing, CPD, Reflection, Team Leadership skills and Evidence based practice
Desirable- Field work educators qualification
Skills and ExperienceEssential- Demonstrate 2 years post registration experience and expertise of mental health
- Evidence of specialised Occupational Therapy Assessments
- Analytical skills involving skilled interpretation, comparison and reasoned judgement in complex situations
- Supervision of Junior staff
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Evidence of risk assessment and management
- Evidence of application of theoretical models of practice.
- Evidence of working in an organic / dementia care setting and complex cases
- Evidence of group work experience
Desirable- Demonstrate knowledge of research techniques and experience of clinical audit
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
