Job Description
Job Overview
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
Due to the transformation of our Mental Health Services, we find ourselves in the enviable position of having 3 vacancies for fabulous Band 6 Community Occupational Therapists to join our lovely team within Mental Health Services for Older People, part of LPT’s Directorate of Mental Health.
We are looking for people who share our passion for working with patients over the age of 65 with functional and/or organic mental health conditions. We also work with patients under the age of 65 alongside our Young Onset Dementia Service to support their valuable diagnostic work.
We work alongside our Multi-Disciplinary colleagues to build compassionate care and wellbeing for our patients. LPT’s vision, mission and strategy is “Together we Thrive” and as an Occupational Therapy Team, this vision drives us to support our patients to thrive and achieve a sense of wellbeing.
Whilst we work closely with the MDT you are very much part of the wider Community Occupational Therapy Team too and our Service offers opportunities for induction and in-service training, and regular clinical and management supervision. We are committed to evidence-based practice and use the MOHO Framework to inform assessment and intervention. We also use other tools to support our interventions including ACDM, Talking Mats and Sensory Integration.
Working in the community means that no two days are the same and you will need to be organised, have excellent communication, time management and decision-making skills.
You will be working with patients to promote their independence, maintain skills and reduce the impact of occupational deprivation, our patient group will often have co-existing physical and mental health conditions, making our work varied and at times challenging, but above all extremely rewarding.
We ask that you hold a Full UK Driving Licence and can use your own car for work, as dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role.
If what you have read so far appeals to you, we’d love to hear from you.
The vacancies we have available are:
- 1 x part-time (30hrs per week) Band 6 Occupational Therapy based with our Charnwood Team at Loughborough Hospital.
- 1 x part-time (22.5hrs per week) Band 6 Occupational Therapist based with our City West Team at the Bennion Centre, Glenfield Hospital.
- 1 x part-time (22.5hrs per week) Band 6 Occupational Therapist based with our Blaby & Lutterworth Team based at Blaby Council Offices in Narborough.
- PLEASE EXPRESS YOUR PREFFERED VACANCY IN THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION SECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.
Primarily covering one of the above posts, we currently operate a blended working approach, with some working from your designated base combined with working from home.
Contact Details:
Emma Arthur (Service Lead): emma.arthur1@nhs.net
Jo Goodman (Clinical Professional Lead): joanne.goodman2@nhs.net
Job Description Summary
To work as a specialist clinician to utilise, develop and enhance Occupational Therapy clinical and professional skills within the Service to deliver high standards of practice.
To apply the Occupational Therapy process within a Multi-Disciplinary format providing specialist assessment and treatment in clinical care pathways.
To take a lead in developing the Service. This involves promoting high quality clinical practice and ensuring professional standards are maintained in the workplace.
To deliver a specialist Occupational Therapy Service to patients within a variety of settings, requiring flexibility/adaptability in recognising the complexity of these environments to maximise their abilities and opportunities for occupational wellbeing.
To conduct assessments, treatment planning, interventions, and evaluations.
To collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies.
To promote high-quality clinical practice and professional standards.
To demonstrate the Trust’s values in everything you do in the work environment and live up to the LPT Pledge.
Main Responsibilities:
Healthcare Delivery:
- Manage your caseload and prioritise clinical work.
- Work collaboratively with teams and agencies.
- Maintain accurate patient records and adhere to policies.
Leadership & Communication:
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and teams.
- Provide advice, training, and supervision to junior staff.
- Lead clinical case reviews and contribute to team development.
Professional Development:
- Participate in training, supervision, and continuous learning.
- Stay updated on evidence-based practices and legislation.
- Supervise students and junior staff.
Governance & Risk Management:
- Contribute to audits, research, and quality improvement.
- Ensure compliance with policies and standards.
Resource Management:
- Maintain service equipment and ensure safety standards.
- Provide statistical data for service evaluation.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.