Job summary

The North East Derbyshire and Bolsover Living Well team is looking for an enthusiastic, Band 5, Registered Occupational Therapist to join the friendly and supportive team based at The Old Vicarage in Bolsover.

However, the role will include working across the vast area of North East Derbyshire and Bolsover, incorporating Bolsover, Clay Cross and Killamarsh.

The new Living Well work will involve working alongside other community services in assessing individuals and delivering time-limited interventions to adults with mental ill health issues. As such you will need to have the ability to travel across the geographical area.

Ideally, you will have recent relevant experience of working with individuals with a range of mental illness, preferably in a community setting.

There is an expectation that you will be able to manage a diverse caseload, under the supervision of our Band 6 Occupational Therapists.

You will play a pivotal role in collaborative working, alongside our partner agencies, including the voluntary sector.

The teams work in a multi-disciplinary way.. As such, Occupational Therapy is integral to this process.

The team is friendly, motivated and dynamic.

You will be encouraged to continue your professional development with the help of regular supervision and access to training opportunities

Main duties of the job

You will need to show initiative, drive and ability to think creatively for solutions.

You will be responsible for providing OT assessments and interventions, both individually and in groups.

You will work closely with the nursing and medical team, to provide a therapeutic programme that supports the use of activity and recovery.

Derbyshire Healthcare is unable to sponsor international applicants in this role. You can find out more about how you can work in the UK by visiting Work in the UK – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

About us

Occupational Therapists are recognised as essential core members of the multi-disciplinary team, and are in the forefront of developing recovery and therapeutic interventions. DHCFT can offer both personal and clinical development opportunities, in addition to regular professional and clinical supervision, personal development plans, and support for continual professional development activities.

Join ‘Team Derbyshire Healthcare’ and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people’s lives’.

CQC rated us as ‘GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.”

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities