Advanced Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated and knowledgeable individual to lead an established Occupational Therapy team working across learning disability services. The team provides specialist OT assessment and interventions for adults with a learning disability in both an inpatient and community setting, serving the whole of Hull and East Yorkshire.

The successful applicant will have excellent engagement skills and be proactive in working with people who may have complex needs. They will be expected to make complex decisions, be aware of risk management and set a positive example to the wider team. They will provide leadership and regular clinical advice, supervision, support and annual appraisal to an OT staff group across CTLD, LD IST and the inpatient unit to ensure safe, effective, and responsive care is delivered. They will work with all stakeholders to contribute to learning and development of OT staff.

The applicant will understand the complex needs of people with learning disabilities and be able to demonstrate this with recent and on-going clinical professional development. They will be expected to share knowledge of effective evidence-based strategies around a person's sensory, physical, social and environmental needs. They will manage a caseload of individual's with a learning disability including those with complex needs, using evidenced based /person centred principles to assess plan, implement and evaluate specialist interventions., The post holder will be expected to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to provide effective holistic Occupational Therapy assessment and consultation at an advanced level of practice to enable people to develop functional abilities, and occupational functioning. They will be responsible for clinical leadership of the occupational therapy team within learning disability services .

The candidate will be able to evidence project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrate a high level of communication, planning and abilities that can positively influence others, playing a crucial role in the development and review of the service. The candidate is expected to have a high level of clinical knowledge. The candidate is expected to be able to share knowledge around effective evidence-based strategies.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

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