B5 Occupational Therapist, rotational and static posts - Leicester

Job summary

We have opportunities for HCPC registered Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join us working for Leicestershire Partnership Trust in Leicester City.

We have vacancies on our rotation programme which currently includes 9 months on sub-acute physical health rehabilitation wards at the Evington Centre and 9 months with our Home First and Community Therapy Service. There are plans to extend the rotation in 2025 to include other areas.

We also have a newly created static post available in the city based Home First and Community Therapy Service.

We are looking for people who possess a professional approach, good communication and problem-solving skills, and have a positive attitude to multidisciplinary team working and person-centred care. Skills developed will support your growth as a clinician and enable you to widen your scope of practice. In both posts you would be working as part of a large MDT with support, training and regular supervision provided. Within LPT we have a Preceptorship Programme for your first year of qualifying. This gives you support in your new post, but also the opportunity to network once a month, face to face with other AHP preceptees. We also have lots of opportunities to support research and quality improvement projects.

It is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence with access to an appropriate vehicle.

Interviews will be held on 16th January 2025.

For more information please email - claire.turvey3@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

These posts would give you the opportunity to gain a variety of clinical skills in physical and community settings.

In the inpatient setting you will be supporting the discharge of patients and flow within the system and using your occupational therapy skills and knowledge to improve the outcomes for our patients. The successful post holder will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team and will be joining established, supportive and welcoming teams of Occupational Therapists.

In the community setting you would be responsible for providing a professional OT service and carrying an agreed caseload under the supervision of senior staff. You will apply the OT process within an MDT format and deliver an OT service to patients within a variety of settings, requiring flexibility and adaptability in recognising the complexity of those environments.

Job responsibilities

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.