Occupational Therapist

Overview

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with strong skills in recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and strengths-based practice?

Are you keen to join a team where you can make a real change to both the service and its users?

Our Community Perinatal Mental Health Team provides specialist care for those experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties during the perinatal period. We work closely with a number of both internal and external sector partners to deliver holistic, integrated care.

This role offers the chance to be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team in which you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, recovery-focused and occupation-centred care. We believe in developing people, and welcome new experience and knowledge to aid team growth.

We are currently undergoing an exciting period of development and transformation, with a strong focus on; improving access, experience and outcomes for service users and families; strengthening multidisciplinary and multi-agency working; embedding culturally sensitive, and occupation-focused practice; developing community-based interventions and pathways.

If you are passionate about this specialist role and you are confident in your ability to learn and develop your skills in this specialist area we want to hear from you.

Applications for this role will be reviewed as they are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early.

• Undertake specialist occupational therapy assessments in community settings, including service users’ homes, clinics and where appropriate online.
• Develop and deliver individualised, occupation-based interventions to support daily functioning, routines, roles, and identity during the perinatal period
• Plan and facilitate therapeutic groups, where appropriate
• Contribute to risk assessment, care planning, safeguarding, and discharge planning
• Work collaboratively with perinatal colleagues, extended services, families and carers
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff and students, as required
• Actively contribute to service development, quality improvement, and outcome monitoring

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
• Have post-registration experience, with the ability to work autonomously in community settings
• Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle for community work

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations:
Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to email Kendra Ainley at: k who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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