Senior Occupational Therapist - Community Mental Health Team

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, supportive, highly skilled Community Mental Health Team.

• To manage a defined caseload of community based clients, using evidence-based, strengths focused, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To participate in the development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services within a designated team, under the supervision of a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist.
• To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placement.
• To provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by supervisor.

You should have experience of working with adults with complex mental health needs, ideally in a community-based setting. You will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be highly organised and able to work both independently and as part of the wider team.

This is a varied and rewarding role, that involves undertaking detailed assessments and delivering a range of person-centred, occupational and vocational interventions. You will also be required to undertake the role of Named Worker, as appropriate. There is a strong emphasis on multi-disciplinary teamwork, in a service that includes Nurses, Social Workers, Support Workers, Peer Recovery workers, Employment and Education Workers, Psychiatrists and Talking Therapies staff.

We value the unique contribution each different profession brings to the team, and you would be supported within this role to utilise your specialist skills. In return for your dedication, we offer a range of training opportunities to help you develop your clinical skills and progress your career. If you are hardworking, forward thinking and committed to continued professional development;

if you share our passion for empowering people in Sheffield to live healthy and fulfilling lives within their communities, this could be the ideal next role for you.

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is a major employer and provider of services. Our service users, carers and staff are central, and our values are important, to the delivery of high-quality care. We actively seek out individuals who share these values:

• We work together
• We are respectful and kind
• We are inclusive
• We keep improving