Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Are you passionate about reducing health inequalities and helping people with complex needs to live well with their learning disability?

We are seeking to recruit a B7 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, creative, and research-active community learning disability team in Uckfield.

You will have access to a high-quality internal training programme, as well as external training opportunities to further develop your specialist skills.

We are a multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to achieving great outcomes for adults with learning disabilities.  We have clear objectives linked to the latest national policies and are dedicated to delivering the highest quality care through evidence-based care pathways. We are co-located with our social work colleagues and work closely in partnership with them, as well as with families, paid carers and the wider systems that support people.

Main duties of the job

As a clinical specialist occupational therapist, you will use your highly specialist skills and understanding of the relationship between the individual, their environment and their occupations to support people with the most complex needs to live well with their learning disability. You will provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for people referred to the service as well as contributing to the core tasks of the team.

Contributing to the management of a team caseload of individuals with complex needs, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered in a variety of community settings, including:

• -          Family homes -          Residential and supported living services -          Day services -          Community facilities

You will have the flexibility to manage your workload in the community; however, you will be expected to spend some time working from the central team base in Uckfield.

You will be supervised by the Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be a successful clinical specialist occupational therapist in our team you will be:

• Registered with HCPC as an occupational therapist
• Have significant experience as an occupational therapist supporting adults with learning disabilities - or in a closely related area

It would also be advantageous if you have:

• Training in sensory processing and/or the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)

This post will be based in Uckfield and will primarily cover Eastbourne, Downs and Weald. However, a willingness and ability to travel across East Sussex (and sometimes further) will be needed, as required to meet the needs of the overall service.  SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager.

Full time hours are available, but part time hours will also be considered.

MAIN DUTIES

• To provide specialist clinical advice and input for clients with complex needs

• To manage a caseload of complex clients, using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• To promote evidence-based practice in occupational therapy and the relevant learning disability service

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

We believe our service will be the best it can be if we have a diverse workforce and one that reflects the population we serve.  To support our staff we have a number of Staff Networks including:

• Disability Network
• Ethnic Minority Network
• LGBTQ+ Network
• Neurodivergent Network
• Spirituality Network
• Women's Network
• VaLE (Valuing Lived Experience) Network

As a University Teaching Trust, we carry out high-quality research to help improve care and treatment.  We're one of the most research-active NHS mental health and learning disability Trusts in the country.

We also host the Applied Research Centre (ARC) in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.  Our ARC is one of 15 across the country funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).  It involves working with universities, local authorities and charities to increase the speed at which research is put into practice to benefit patients.

You can find out more about working with us at Careers at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:

Stuart Heaton (Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist) 0300 304 0313 / [email protected]

Sophie Gill (Team Leader) 07464925337 / [email protected]

Helen Justice (Consultant Occupational Therapist) 07899 067762 / [email protected]

(We are happy to arrange informal visits)