Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist Job Reference: 354-BANK-GEN-E Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Location: Various Salary: Band 5 & 6 - £13.79 - £16.96 We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England and are looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities that we serve. We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us to do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership. Sussex Partnership is an equal opportunities employer, with a sincere commitment to our people’s health and emotional wellbeing and as such, we have signed the Time to Change pledge and provide a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. In addition, our workforce is currently under-represented by people from Black and Minority Ethnic and Disabled communities. We welcome applications from people of these communities as we want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated our services good, following their most recent inspection, and outstanding in the caring domain. Our Trust bank supports our clinical teams by providing additional staff. Assignments vary in duration, from a shift to several weeks depending on the requirements that need covering. We will support your training and you will attend a trust induction and also complete mandatory training, You should be able to demonstrate your experience and be confident in fulfilling the duties required of you. We have attached a Bank Occupational Therapist - post preceptorship job description to this advert to give you an indication of the type of role this is, although specific duties will vary from team to team and depend on the nature of the service users that the team deals with. Join Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trusts bank and you will receive; Excellent rates of pay Flexible hours to meet your needs Paid mandatory training (after working 12 shifts) The post holder will be required to work closely with other allied health professionals and other clinical staff, and to work on their own initiative. So if you are looking for opportunities to develop your skills or would enjoy the mixed opportunities our trust can offer through the challenge of working across very varied environments, why not consider becoming part of our bank. Appointment to the bank is by interview and successful applicants will need to undergo NHS pre-employment checks, these will be arranged on successful appointment and will need to be in place ready for when opportunities arise. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognise abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89945866