Senior Occupational Therapist

Sussex Partnership; Eastbourne; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Eastbourne is seeking a committed Occupational Therapist to join the newly established Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. You'll provide essential assessments and interventions, manage your own caseload, and contribute to service development. This role offers flexibility with the option for part-time hours (minimum 30 hrs per week). Applicants should have a passion for improving lives and collaborating across services, with easy access to transport links for off-site travel opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive team environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with experience in mental health settings.
• Strong understanding of client-centered interventions and assessments.
• Ability to manage a caseload and work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• Manage a caseload of clients with complex needs.
• Participate in planning and evaluating occupational therapy services.

Skills

Passion for improving mental health

Flexibility in managing workload

Ability to collaborate across services

Education

Relevant Occupational Therapy degree

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a passionate, committed Occupational therapist to join our newly established Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NHMT) in Eastbourne.

To provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To promote and develop the role of Occupational Therapy within the clinical area.

To act as a care coordinator if appropriate.

To manage a caseload of clients.

To provide specialist clinical advice and input for clients with complex problems and needs.

To ensure occupational therapy contribution to the provision of quality clinical care and performance standards.

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy and local multi-professional services.

Key Responsibilities

• As an occupational therapist in our team you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for people referred to the service as well as contributing to the core tasks of the team.
• Contributing to the management of a caseload of individuals with complex needs, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered in a variety of community settings, including family homes, residential and supported living services, day services and community facilities.

You will have the flexibility to manage your workload in the community, however you will be expected to spend some time working from the central team base in Eastbourne.

This post will be based in Eastbourne and will primarily cover the Eastbourne area. The capacity to work from home remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager.

Full time hours are available, but part time hours will also be considered – Minimum 30 hrs per week.

The successful candidate will have a passion for improving the lives of adults living with mental health difficulties, collaborating with colleagues and across services to deliver results, and be passionate about developing their own skills and those of colleagues. You will need to be able to manage your own diary with the ability to adapt and be flexible to suit the needs of the service.

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other Key Staff Survey Results Include

• 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
• 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Lauren Ellis
Job title: Clinical OT Specialist
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07484 709909

Sussex Partnership Trust
Assessment and Treatment Centre
2nd floor St Mary’s House
52 St Leonards Road
Eastbourne
BN21 3UU