Specialist Community Occupational Therapist

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the

Trusts values in everything you do in the work environment and live up the LPT

Pledge, being responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trusts resources

that you utilise, and be able to deliver Effective Healthcare within the

organisation.

We offer a blended approach to working and you will be

supported to work from home as well as at an office base, depending on team and

patient need.

You must be able to establish therapeutic relationships

with people to support their recovery journey through thorough assessment,

collaborative goal setting, intervention planning and delivery. You will

delegate appropriate tasks / interventions to other members of the OT team,

monitoring their work and supporting them to enhance their skills,

competencies, and confidence.

You will have strong engagement and motivational skills and

be flexible in working with patients with severe and enduring complex mental

health needs. You will clinically supervise junior members of staff and you

will also be provided with professional and management supervision.

For more information please view the attached Job

Description and Person Specification.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient

number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

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This document outlines the full range of criteria that

are required for the role.

In your application, you can state how you meet the

criteria in the job description and person specification.

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.

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