Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has come up for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who has an interest in working in the community with people with complex mental health problems. You would be working within a multi-disciplinary team of mental health nurses, social work, psychology and psychiatrists

The Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) works with service users in the community who experience psychosis as their main issue, have not been able to engage with mental health services and have had repeated admissions to hospitals.

AOT operates with a team approach to flexibly and responsively support this group of service users in their mental health recovery and the OT role in the team is an essential component of this. As a band 5 in the team, you would not be acting as a care co-ordinator; therefore most of your time is set aside purely to deliver OT interventions with this client group.

We are looking for somebody who is passionate about the core values of Occupational Therapy in mental health, is confident working with a range of diverse service users and environments out in the community, and enjoys being part of a team. There is a well-established community group programme within the service, which you would be an integral part of facilitating and evaluating, as well as important link working with other mental health providers in the city.

Main duties of the job
We work with a client group who can be challenging and come with risk backgrounds which can leave them to be excluded from opportunities. The band 5 OT has an important function to try and work creatively with these factors to help promote social inclusion and improve the quality of life for people who can often be left out. A good understanding around the concept of therapeutic risk taking is important- there is a very supportive and experienced MDT, and you would be supervised by a band 6 OT in the team.

AOT are one team that forms the Complex Psychosis Pathway (CPP) along with Newsam Ward 5 (Level 2 Rehab & relocating to Parkside Lodge), Asket Croft and Asket House inpatient settings, (Level 1 Rehab), and the Community Rehabilitation Team

We would welcome any interested applicants to have a discussion either over the phone or to come and visit the team to find out more.

About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities
The role of the Occupational Therapist is to work with the multi professional team and the Occupational Therapists to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician. The role is to work as a key member of the Assertive Outreach Team delivering occupational therapy interventions to individuals with complex, severe, and enduring mental health conditions.

• To work as a member of the Assertive Outreach Teams in providing occupational therapy interventions in a city wide service for patients with highly complex, severe and persistent mental health problems seven days per week.
• To utilize core OT specific skills in providing high quality assessment and treatment.
• To promote and facilitate a group programme.
• To act as a resource and advisor on available services.
• To contribute to and promote partnership working.
• To establish and maintain good working relationships with other community teams/agencies within the statutory voluntary and private sector.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Skills
Essential

• Community post requiring a car driver with a valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
• Is able to engage with people in creative and flexible ways.

Experience
Essential

• Completed preceptorship.
• Experience of successfully working with service users who experience complex psychosis.

Knowledge
Essential

• Understands a range of OT assessments and interventions appropriate for the service user group.

Values
Desirable

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Asket Croft, Leeds, LS14 1PP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Team Manager
Victoria Frost
Victoria.frost15@nhs.net
07980969604

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.