Specialist Occupational Therapist - Long Covid and CPFS

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Essential

• Working experience at Band 6 level in the NHS
• Experience of assisting people to return to work
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
• Substantial post-graduate experience including experience working with people with long covid, chronic pain or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), multi-disciplinary team working and therapeutic group work.

Essential

• Intermediate and Advanced knowledge development of chronic conditions
• good level of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
• high level of understanding of chronic fatigue management strategies and techniques
• To have good IT and computer skills
• High level of understanding of the complex interaction between physical, functional and psychological factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of chronic conditions.
• good knowledge of group processes and dynamics
• To have excellent verbal and written communication skills including listening skills in English..

Desirable

• To have a good level of knowledge of medical treatments/investigative procedures for long covid, chronic pain & fatigue.
• To have good level of knowledge of motivational interviewing techniques

Desirable

• basic cognitive behavioural training
• post graduate training in long covid
• Member of The British Pain Society PMP SIG or The British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME).