• Job Description

  Req#: C9246-25-0562?language=en&page=211&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  At the Julian Hospital we have five older persons inpatient wards, both organic and functional. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our MDT and support patients in their recovery from their acute distress.

  At the Julian hospital we value the knowledge and expertise of OT colleagues in the assessment and treatment of patients with acute illness and recognise the pivotal role that they play in supporting safe discharges from our wards. All the Occupational Therapists are assigned to one ward to be their primary place of work but here at the Julian we work as part of the wider Allied Health Professionals (AHP) team giving all the Therapists the unique opportunity to work across all the inpatient areas. The AHP roles on the Julian site sit under both the ward management and the AHP clinical lead which gives the benefit of being fully incorporated into the ward teams, whilst also working closely together with the AHP team. Management supervision will be under the Band 6 Occupational Therapist but annual appraisals will be completed alongside ward management.

  At the Julian hospital we have great links between AHP colleagues across professions and throughout the care group and we have an AHP lead who is available to provide leadership and support with AHP specific matters and encourage your involvement with AHP specific service development projects.

  Main duties of the job

  • To oversee and deliver high quality evidence-based practice and embed the Occupational Therapy process within the clinical area.
  • Undertake occupation focused assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions for service users.
  • To support in the assessment and discharge planning of patients. This includes equipment provision within the community setting.
  • Contribute to and participate in multi-disciplinary team assessment and formulation. Providing specialist occupation-based advice and formulation.
  • Be a practice educator for students.
  • Participate/lead on developments within the service by using outcome measures and engaging in Quality Improvement projects (both locally and Trust wide).
  • Provide supervision and leadership to our junior therapy staff, identifying any learning and development needs in respect of their clinical skills base.

  About us

  Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

  Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

  Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

  Details

  Date posted

  02 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year gross per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  9 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  246-CEN7140026

  Job locations

  Julian Hospital

  Bowthorpe Road

  Norwich

  NR2 3TD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

  Some of the benefits you can expect:

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more

  Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

  Some of the benefits you can expect:

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more

  Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ability to work both independently and under supervision

  Desirable

  • Supervising students/staff
  • Experience working in a range of mental health settings.

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to deliver OT assessment and treatment with designated client group
  • Ability to work under pressure managing own caseload and effective prioritisation
  • Clinical Assessment, risk assessment, crisis management
  • problem solving, effective time management
  • Verbal and written communication Liaison with other professionals Familiarity with standard ICT
  • Commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.

  Desirable

  • Data inputting Basic skills for running therapeutic groups

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
  • Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
  • Basic understanding of Community Care Act and Carers Act

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of current legislation including risk assessment and CPA.
  • Understanding of applications of brief therapies
  • Understanding of interface between primary and secondary care services
  • Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc/MSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Registered with The Health and Care Professionals Council

  Other

  Essential

  • Able to drive and independent with travel.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ability to work both independently and under supervision

  Desirable

  • Supervising students/staff
  • Experience working in a range of mental health settings.

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to deliver OT assessment and treatment with designated client group
  • Ability to work under pressure managing own caseload and effective prioritisation
  • Clinical Assessment, risk assessment, crisis management
  • problem solving, effective time management
  • Verbal and written communication Liaison with other professionals Familiarity with standard ICT
  • Commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.

  Desirable

  • Data inputting Basic skills for running therapeutic groups

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
  • Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
  • Basic understanding of Community Care Act and Carers Act

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of current legislation including risk assessment and CPA.
  • Understanding of applications of brief therapies
  • Understanding of interface between primary and secondary care services
  • Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc/MSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Registered with The Health and Care Professionals Council

  Other

  Essential

  • Able to drive and independent with travel.

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

  Address

  Julian Hospital

  Bowthorpe Road

  Norwich

  NR2 3TD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

  Address

  Julian Hospital

  Bowthorpe Road

  Norwich

  NR2 3TD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (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.

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