Occupational Therapist

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ,
Reading, Berkshire
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What's special about this opportunity? Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing. We value our employees and put people first. As a Global Digital Exemplar, we will provide you with an excellent working environment that has just been recognised as having a 'Outstanding' rating overall, having being an 'Outstanding', well-led, organisation, and having an 'Outstanding' Older Adults Community Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: 'There was a clear vision, underpinned by a set of values that were well understood by staff across the trust.' Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel. We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, which is about creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most. About you: We are looking to recruit to a part time Band 5 Occupational Therapist to work within the community in Wokingham. The successful candidate will be a competent practitioner providing assessment, treatment, planning and therapy provision for adults with learning disabilities with complex needs. This role requires a diverse set of skills including knowledge and experience around equipment provision, manual handling, excellent communication and organisational skills and requires a creative and innovative approach to practice. The team promotes a truly client centred ethos and multi-disciplinary style of working. Close collaboration with families, carers and external stakeholders is required in order to enhance the health and well-being of people with learning disabilities. The Occupational Therapy service offers regular supervision and opportunities for development and training in specialist areas such as sensory integration. Experience of working with this delightful client group in the community is desirable but applicants with an open mind and relevant transferable skills will be considered. A car driver is essential. What's next? If you share our passion for people and the dedication to excel, we'd love to hear from you. We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don't hesitate to call or email: Carol Crabtree, Occupational Therapy Lead, West Berkshire Learning Disabilities Services Tel: 01189 368681 or Carol.crabtree@berkshire.nhs.uk or Julie Willis, Reading and Wokingham Team Manager, West Berkshire Learning Disabilities Services Tel: 01189 368681 or Julie.willis@berkshire.nhs.uk, who'll both be delighted to help. In addition to a competitive salary, as a valued member of our team, you will receive generous annual leave, have access to a car salary sacrifice scheme (available to all permanent staff over the age of 21), and as a respected member of the NHS, discounts from high street retailers and restaurants. We'd love to welcome you to our warm, friendly team, who want to help you to make your career reflect your ambitions. Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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