Mental Health Occupational Therapist - Adult Acute In-Patients inStafford inStafford PUBLISHED 25 DEC 2023
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Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
As an Occupational Therapist from the NHS or private sector, you'll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and youll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.
We provide inpatient facilities for working age adults with acute mental health problems and we are looking for caring, compassionate individual to work within our acute service who are committed to providing high quality care and treatment to our patients. Working in an acute environment can be challenging, but with the right team, positive attitude and resilience we are rising to the challenge and reaping the reward of being able to support people during their most difficult times.
With you in our team, we will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve the patients experience. You will be able to apply the philosophies of engagement, recovery and positive care in your work with your patients.
What we can offer you:
- Benefits package such as 35-41 annual leave pro rota for part time (including bank holidays), NHS pension scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK, contractual entitlements such as generous maternity, paternity, adoption, sickness, working for the NHS can entitle you to many other discounts, A general internet search for NHS discounts will give this information.
- Strong commitment to Supervision and preceptorship with robust process and documentation to support HCPC competencies.
- Annual appraisal with genuine opportunities to identify and be supported to undertake further training related to professional development. For example recently training opportunities across OT have included LACLS large Allens cognitive level screening, VdTMoCA Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability, MOHOST - Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool.
- Clear and robust AHP governance structures
- Regular OT and AHP meetings supporting professional growth and identity.
- Promote innovations locally and nationally.
- Commitment to work with clear evidence base, utilising outcome measures, and audit.
Please contact Amy Sloggett for more information on -
Come and join our innovative team at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), a Trust that values people, empowerment and partnerships.
As Allied Health Professionals (AHP's), we focus on maintaining people's essential life skills, making life better for our communities, using a recovery focused approach.
We are currently recruiting to a band 5 OT position on Chebsey House. Chebsey House is a mixed adult inpatient facility of 20 beds which provides mental health care and support to people of 18 years old upwards.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.
Successful applicants will be able to function autonomously in multidisciplinary teams, with supervision from an experienced practitioner. There will be an expectation that the post holder will work flexibly, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and effective clinical reasoning. The post will involve taking responsibility for your own caseload of service users for which you will care coordinate. There will be balance between generic and profession specific work. The environment can be fast paced and challenging, however, highly rewarding with ample opportunities to use existing OT skills and for growth of new skills. Your role will involve working with other agencies, families, carers and local communities.
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
As an Occupational Therapist from the NHS or private sector, you'll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and youll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.
We provide inpatient facilities for working age adults with acute mental health problems and we are looking for caring, compassionate individual to work within our acute service who are committed to providing high quality care and treatment to our patients. Working in an acute environment can be challenging, but with the right team, positive attitude and resilience we are rising to the challenge and reaping the reward of being able to support people during their most difficult times.
With you in our team, we will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve the patients experience. You will be able to apply the philosophies of engagement, recovery and positive care in your work with your patients.
What we can offer you:
- Benefits package such as 35-41 annual leave pro rota for part time (including bank holidays), NHS pension scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK, contractual entitlements such as generous maternity, paternity, adoption, sickness, working for the NHS can entitle you to many other discounts, A general internet search for NHS discounts will give this information.
- Strong commitment to Supervision and preceptorship with robust process and documentation to support HCPC competencies.
- Annual appraisal with genuine opportunities to identify and be supported to undertake further training related to professional development. For example recently training opportunities across OT have included LACLS large Allens cognitive level screening, VdTMoCA Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability, MOHOST - Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool.
- Clear and robust AHP governance structures
- Regular OT and AHP meetings supporting professional growth and identity.
- Promote innovations locally and nationally.
- Commitment to work with clear evidence base, utilising outcome measures, and audit.
Please contact Amy Sloggett for more information on -
Come and join our innovative team at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), a Trust that values people, empowerment and partnerships.
As Allied Health Professionals (AHP's), we focus on maintaining people's essential life skills, making life better for our communities, using a recovery focused approach.
We are currently recruiting to a band 5 OT position on Chebsey House. Chebsey House is a mixed adult inpatient facility of 20 beds which provides mental health care and support to people of 18 years old upwards.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.
Successful applicants will be able to function autonomously in multidisciplinary teams, with supervision from an experienced practitioner. There will be an expectation that the post holder will work flexibly, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and effective clinical reasoning. The post will involve taking responsibility for your own caseload of service users for which you will care coordinate. There will be balance between generic and profession specific work. The environment can be fast paced and challenging, however, highly rewarding with ample opportunities to use existing OT skills and for growth of new skills. Your role will involve working with other agencies, families, carers and local communities.
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