• Job Description

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  Job summary

  12 Month Secondment opportunity (or fixed term contract) to be part of a multidisciplinary team for the Adult Eating Disorder Inpatient Unit at St George's Hospital, Stafford.Responsibilities include assessment, care and discharge planning for individuals with eating disorders and complex need. Coordinating and leading therapeutic group and rehabilitation programmes for the inpatient service alongside the multidisciplinary team. Providing leadership and clinical expertise in the adult eating disorder service, contributing to the delivery of a modern Occupational Therapy service.

  Main duties of the job

  Clinicalo To take responsibility for a clinical caseload in eating disorders. This will include caseload management and decisions on how to prioritise workload and will include clients with highly complex needs.o To carry out assessments including gathering complex information from clients, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Assessments will include initial assessments and rehabilitation assessments.o To contribute to the overall care plan using effective Occupational Therapy treatment programmes and negotiate and communicate these with the client, family, carers and other members of the treatment team.

  Professionalo To actively implement, maintain and demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of national guidelines, standards, legislation and professional developments in current methods in the treatment of client's conditions within the specialism.o To initiate and implement strategic plans in the eating disorders service.o To use an appropriate range of teaching media to assist with clinical support, supervision and teaching of other staff and clients, students and other disciplines where appropriate.

  Leadership and Managemento To ensure the correct procedures are carried out regarding stock control and the sale of equipment or goods, and the handling of money, where relevant, using agreed protocols.o To demonstrate leadership skills by ensuring professional standards are maintained in all areas of clinical, organisational and project work.

  About us

  By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

  We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

  Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

  Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

  Details

  Date posted

  29 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Secondment

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  301-LBG-25-7156233

  Job locations

  Kinver Ward, St George's Hospital

  Corporation Street

  Stafford

  ST16 3AG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on this 12 month secondment / Fixed Term opportunity.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on this 12 month secondment / Fixed Term opportunity.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC Registered.

  Experience

  Essential

  • At least 4 years relevant experience as an Occupational Therapist.
  • Experience of managing and prioritising a clinical caseload.
  • Ability to work with clients with complex needs.
  • Evidence of delivering Occupational Therapy interventions through group and individual work in a variety of settings e.g. community, ward and patient's home.

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to form clear clinical treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and communicate these to service users, carers, family and team.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC Registered.

  Experience

  Essential

  • At least 4 years relevant experience as an Occupational Therapist.
  • Experience of managing and prioritising a clinical caseload.
  • Ability to work with clients with complex needs.
  • Evidence of delivering Occupational Therapy interventions through group and individual work in a variety of settings e.g. community, ward and patient's home.

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to form clear clinical treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and communicate these to service users, carers, family and team.

  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).

  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.

  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

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Kinver Ward, St George's Hospital

  Corporation Street

  Stafford

  ST16 3AG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Kinver Ward, St George's Hospital

  Corporation Street

  Stafford

  ST16 3AG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.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.

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