NHS
Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Reablement Team
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Job Description
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- provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment interventions
- to carry a caseload as a member of the MDT
- develop the occupational therapy service provision within the setting.
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
- Bsc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Placement experience in mental health
- Experience of working in mental health as an Occupational Therapy student or other
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working collaboratively with carers to meet both the needs of the carer and the user
- Experience working with standardised and non-standardised OT assessments (as student acceptable)
- Groupwork experience (as student acceptable)
- Experience of working independently (as student acceptable)
- Experience of working with other disciplines within a multidisciplinary team (as student acceptable)
- Understanding of application of the OT process and use of functional assessment and activity analysis
- Experience of the application of an OT model in practice
- Working knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
- Working knowledge of standardised assessment and outcome measures appropriate to area of practice
- Bsc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Placement experience in mental health
- Experience of working in mental health as an Occupational Therapy student or other
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working collaboratively with carers to meet both the needs of the carer and the user
- Experience working with standardised and non-standardised OT assessments (as student acceptable)
- Groupwork experience (as student acceptable)
- Experience of working independently (as student acceptable)
- Experience of working with other disciplines within a multidisciplinary team (as student acceptable)
- Understanding of application of the OT process and use of functional assessment and activity analysis
- Experience of the application of an OT model in practice
- Working knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
- Working knowledge of standardised assessment and outcome measures appropriate to area of practice
Job summary
Are you an occupational therapist committed to working in mental health and keen to use your professional skills to support individuals' recovery?
Are you interested in being involved in service innovation and part of bringing change to local mental health delivery?
Oxford City + NE Adult mental health team are leading the way locally with a team of occupational therapists and experienced support staff providing mental health reablement. This team provide short, intensive, activation focussed interventions to support service users to increase, reconnect to, or initiate activities of meaning to support recovery from a period of mental health distress.
The team is embedded in the AMHT working alongside the core delivery led key workers, team managers, psychology delivery and the medical team to support service user recovery.
Part of the role is collecting evidence to support the local evaluation of the reablement model using a combination of patient reported outcome measures, wellbeing scales and occupational therapy assessments. You will contribute to collecting the evidence for the value of embedding this model within our local delivery alongside providing wider evidence for the effectiveness of occupational therapists in community mental health.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 Reablement Occupational Therapist will (with the support and supervision of Band 6 member of the team)
Whether you are a newly qualified occupational therapist looking to step in to mental health or an experienced band 5 looking for move in to the community or a role that uses more profession specific skills, this is the role for you! This small team work closely together to support peoples to increase their occupational engagement and mental health recovery. With support and supervision you will be able to develop skills working individually with service uses, leading groups and completing Occupational Therapy assessments.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
Details
Date posted
08 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum/Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
267-OA7180906
Job locations
Neill Unit, Warneford Hospital
Warneford Lane
Oxford
OX3 7JX
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Job responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
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Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
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Knowledge
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Qualifications
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Desirable
Experience
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Knowledge
Essential
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Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Neill Unit, Warneford Hospital
Warneford Lane
Oxford
OX3 7JX
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Neill Unit, Warneford Hospital
Warneford Lane
Oxford
OX3 7JX
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.