Location: Exeter, EX2 5SN
Salary: £35392.00 to £42618.00
Date posted: 27th September 2023
Closing date: 17th December 2023
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.
Job Description:
Home treatment teams provide seven days a week cover intending to prevent inpatient admission or support on earlier discharge. Staff within our HTTs help manage a defined caseload, focusing on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with complex mental health difficulties. We also support providing information and signposting to family and carers. Our team supports a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies and is central to this role.
We are looking for a motivated, recovery-focused, experienced band 6 Occupational Therapist to be part of an ever-evolving MDT within our Exeter and East and Mid Home Treatment Teams. The role will primarily be working with the HTTs and further opportunities to work with the broader inpatient and community teams.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for the development of the Occupational Therapy profession. Occupational therapists within the HTT will utilise core Occupational Therapy skills to provide holistic biopsychosocial assessment and treatment interventions concerning the client's self-care, productivity and leisure, impacting an individual's mental health. The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team and participate in team and service development and evaluation.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
Our values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Contact information:
Clinical Team Manager
Andy Greer
