Mental Health Occupational Therapist - Rotational Post

Mpft Nhs; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist for a rotational post in Mental Health, located in Burton upon Trent. The role involves working within multidisciplinary teams, managing a caseload of service users, and applying a recovery-focused approach. Applicants who are about to qualify as Occupational Therapy students are encouraged to apply. This permanent position offers flexible working in a supportive environment, ideal for someone passionate about enhancing community health.

Qualifications

• Successfully function in multidisciplinary teams with supervision.
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.
• Responsible for managing your own caseload.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams.
• Care coordinate for your own caseload of service users.
• Collaborate with families, carers, and local communities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical reasoning

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

BAND 5 ROTATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY POST IN MENTAL HEALTH

37.5 HOURS

PERMANENT CONTRACT

Come and join our innovative teams at Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT), a Trust that values people, empowerment and partnerships.

As Allied Health Professionals (AHP’s), we focus on maintaining people’s essential life skills, making life better for our communities, using a recovery focused approach.

We are currently recruiting to a band 5 OT position which is a 12-month rotation post in Mental Health across East and West Staffordshire. The current vacancy is in the Adult Integrated Mental Health Community team in Burton on Trent.

Occupational Therapy students, who are about to qualify, are very welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will be able to function autonomously in multidisciplinary teams, with supervision from an experienced practitioner. There will be an expectation that the post holder will work flexibly, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and effective clinical reasoning. The post will involve taking responsibility for your own caseload of service users that you may care coordinate. There will be balance between generic and profession specific work. The environment could be fast pace and challenging, however, highly rewarding. Your role will involve working with other agencies, families, carers and local communities.

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