Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join SHAPE (Supporting Health and Promoting Exercise). The primary purpose of this role is to support the delivery of a health and exercise programme for patients on the Severe Mental Illness Register. The role will also support the wider team in ensuring the annual physical health checks for this population through OT assessment and care planning for those harder to reach patients.

SHAPE is provided by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes by offering patients weekly sessions with advice on health and wellbeing as well as the opportunity to try activities including Zumba, Pilates and Pickleball.

This is a full time post working Monday to Friday. The post holders will be based at Studdert Kennedy House and will support the delivery of SHAPE in several locations across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We encourage applications from people with a background in health and exercise, subject to the necessary qualifications.

If you are passionate and driven to improve health outcomes in local populations then we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job
The role will require:

• Provision of occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficit, enabling the client to attend groups and physical health check appointments
• Work with clients to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall care plan, taking on the role of care co-ordinator where relevant
• Plan and implement client centred individual and/or group interventions in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention
• Supporting patients in accessing their annual physical health check
• Engaging in regular physical activity
• Joint working and planning with stakeholders and voluntary sector providers and signposting patients to other services, VCSE and for specialist providers where appropriate
• Multidisciplinary team working and communication

About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer:

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in OT
• Practice Placement qualification within one year of appointment
• Registration with HCPC
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience
Essential:

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable:

• Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
• Experience of research or audit
• Advice and support of junior staff and/or students

Additional Criteria
Essential:

• Commitment to client centred non-discriminatory practice
• Willingness to work flexibly

Desirable:

• Membership of professional body

Skills & Abilities
Essential:

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• Role modelling good behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Application of the Occupational Therapy process with designated client group
• Planning and coordination of treatment packages
• Group work skills
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Computer literacy
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Application of Health, Safety and Risk Management Policies

Desirable:

• Training and facilitation skills
• Supervisory skills

Knowledge
Essential:

• Broad knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy and Mental Health/Learning Disabilities
• Understanding of team dynamics
• Applied knowledge of mental health legislation, including CPA and Risk Assessment Management

Desirable:

• Sensory integration training

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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.