Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior leadership of the North Locality Teams as an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist. The post holder will be working across Peterborough, Huntingdon and Fenland Adult Locality Teams, providing leadership to the Occupational Therapy teams.
You will be joining a service supporting working-age adults who have severe and enduring mental health problems. The team offers care-coordination, a daily duty service, psychiatric assessments, medication reviews, ongoing risk management, care planning, support around benefits and housing & a wide variety of therapeutic interventions.
Recovery principles are embedded at the core of the locality teams & we aim to support people to reach their potential by facilitating hope, empowering autonomy and developing meaning and purpose in life.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist , you will play a pivotal role in delivering coordinated care to a defined caseload. You will provide clinical leadership within the OT team as well as across the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings, ensuring effective risk management, care planning, and clinical decision-making. You will work alongside the Service manager to complete investigations, manage complaints and subject access requests.
You will support clinicians in managing complex cases, guide discharge planning, and promote smooth clinical throughput. A key part of your role will be fostering strong interfaces with other teams
In this role, you will demonstrate confident and effective leadership by chairing large, multi-agency meetings . You will lead on audits and quality improvement initiatives. A core part of your responsibilities will include delivering clinical supervision, conducting staff appraisals, and fostering professional development within the team.
You will also be involved in ensuring that the service is a positive learning environment for students from various disciplines.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
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To provide clinical leadership to the OT pathway within the service. Including oversight of OT functional assessment, sensory integration, reablement and vocational pathway.
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To offer OT training and development to OT workforce, students and the wider team.
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To manage a small caseload of clients with OT needs and undertake case management/lead professional as needed.
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To provide clinical leadership within a designated multidisciplinary meeting to support effective caseload management.
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To chair the multi disciplinary meetings as needed to ensure optimal clinical decision making.
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To provide comprehensive OT assessments for service users.
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To receive operational supervision from the Service Manager or equivalent.
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To establish professional links with other care groups and professionals supporting the recovery of patients.
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To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person-centred outcome for the individual.
10 .To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and individual client.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Professional qualifications in OT and on AHP register.
- Degree or extensive clinical experience
- Evidence of Continuous professional development
Desirable
- Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of providing a range of interventions to people
- Experience of working in the community
- Extensive experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Desirable
- Experience of leading staff or teams in practice improvement
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced skills in: OT assessment, planning and therapeutic intervention
- Advanced skills in problem solving and clinical risk management
- The ability to multi-task and mental adaption to different and unpredictable situations
- Strong ability to innovate and implement change
Desirable
- Experience in audits
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Advanced specialist knowledge of assessment, intervention and practice models relevant to the client group and OT
- Knowledge of NICE guidance and other national guidance relevant to delivery of safe clinical practice
- Knowledge of relevant practice legislation to include the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
17 Bridge Street
17 Bridge Street
Peterborough
PE1 1HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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