Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

St Ann's has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team on a 12 month fixed term basis/secondment opportunity, covering maternity leave.

You will join as part of the therapies team on the acute wards at St Ann's Hospital.

The ideal candidate will need to have an interest in mental health, be enthusiastic, caring and a good team player.  There will be opportunities to learn and develop knowledge in working with other client groups from the therapies team who work across the hospital.

We aim to promote a person centred and a therapeutic approach where patients and families are supported by a friendly, skilled and compassionate team. The therapies team  are a supportive team who work closely together to support each other in their work across the hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a highly motivated and dedicated MDT and therapies team  with and emphasis on delivering a timely, safe and effective occupational therapy provision to the ward.

Applicants will be expected to deliver excellent clinical skills, to be confident in occupational therapy assessments, treatment planning, discharge planning, reviewing and outcoming.

Applicants should have a enthusiastic approach to learning and development and supporting team members.

This is a full-time role of 37.50 hours per week with some flexibility to meet service need.

You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact [email protected]

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only.  Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.