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Occupational Therapist Band 5 - Derbyshire Dales AWA Living Well

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Ashbourne Full-time
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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

The post holder will:

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.

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

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