Occupational Therapist

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust ,
Carlton Colville, Suffolk
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The Dragonfly Unit is a 12 bedded inpatient facility at Carlton Court, Lowestoft, offering services to young people aged 12 to 18 with mental health difficulties who cannot be supported in the community. Our children and young people's service opened in September 2016 and has been rated "Outstanding" by the CQC for the last 3 years. It was developed as a centre of excellence so that NSFT can provide more specialist care closer to home, reducing the number of young people who need to receive treatment out of their area. The facility has ensuite bedrooms, on-site education provision, a gym, an ADLs kitchen and an art room. The young people and their families and carers are supported by a multi-disciplinary team of medical, nursing, therapeutic and support staff. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with enthusiasm and creativity to cover maternity leave on a 12month fixed term contract. The position is for 22.5 hours a week working over 3 days. You will work alongside the senior occupational therapist and technical instructor in delivering therapeutic interventions to our young people. This can be either on an individual or group basis, both on-site and in the community. This role will include liaison with community teams to create a plan around transition and discharge back to their care. You will be expected to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to formulation and delivery of care for the young people. Benefits Benefits included with this role are:- * NHS pension * a comprehensive in house & external training programmes * career progression * starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) * staff physio service * NHS discounts and many more. Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other. NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills. CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources. Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days' notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs For further details / informal visits contact: Donna Moy, Senior Occupational Therapist on 01502 527400 Email: donna.moy@nsft.nhs.uk Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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