Band 5 Occupational Therapist

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We are committed to the delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.

We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient outcomes so this means that we are also committed to the professional development of our workforce. We want to ensure you have the opportunity to grow and progress within NELFT, so take the first step on this journey by joining us now.

Qualifying this year? Ready to start you occupational therapy career or enhance your skills by gaining experience in community rehabilitation?

We are looking for highly motivated, passionate occupational therapists to join our NELFT London Intensive Rehabilitation Service.

We can offer excellent work - life balance and benefits including:

• Protected CPD time with a varied In Service Training Programme
• Regular supervision
• NHS pension
• Close transport links into London
• Opportunity for service development and audit
• Flexibility within our 7 day working services
• Agile working devices to support community based working
• High cost area supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum of £3,483 to a max of £4,439)
• Salary Sacrifice car scheme
• Childcare support and vouchers
• Possible rotation within physical and mental health teams.
  

If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT and meet our criteria we would we would welcome your application.

The Main Responsibilities Of The Post Are

• Use a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to complete comprehensive, clinically reasoned assessments to devise person specific treatment plans enabling patients within productivity, self-care and leisure.
• Use excellent communication skills to be an effective team member
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients with multiple in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of effectiveness of treatment
  

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Priority Post – Assessment/Interview info

At NELFT we set very high standards to ensure we provide quality services. We require prospective employees to carry out an online literacy and numeracy test, equivalent to NVQ Level 2. For more information regarding our assessments, please visit our website. If you are shortlisted, invited for interview and successfully offered the post, you will be required to undertake an assessment for these skills during the pre-employment checks.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham Essex

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £3,784 to a maximum of £4,822).

The post may close before the scheduled closing date depending on the volume of applications.

As an employee of NELFT, you will receive the following benefits:

• Excellent working environments in a mix of state of the art and historic buildings
• Agile working with outstanding ICT support
• A long-standing and award-winning approach to Equality and Diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities and LGBT staff
• Staff Benefits including NHS Pension, childcare vouchers, a salary sacrifice car scheme, the MyTrustBenefits discount scheme, cycle scheme and Annual Leave Sale / Purchase scheme, trade union membership and a range of ambassadorial roles
• A focus on staff health and wellbeing featuring subsidised gym membership, access to Mindfulness, walking groups and other wellbeing support.
  

We have signed the skills pledge and are an accredited Improving Working Lives organisation. We are committed to staff development and offer opportunities which include a wide range of training options and an active Quality Improvement Programme

Equal opportunities employer

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity, are Disability Confident and therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community, people of all protected characteristics.