Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Dementia and Older Adults MH

An exciting opportunity is now available in Mental Health inpatient care of older adults. Over the last 12 months the OT service has had a complete overhaul with implementation of a band 7 manager and expansion of OT team.

This is a unique role which provides the opportunity to work on a functional and organic older adult wards. The OT service follows the VdtMOCA model and is now exploring specialist strands within this, including designing a sensory room.

Our current team consists of OT assistants, preceptor OT's, band 6 OT's and Zoe Tippetts, the manager. We work closely together delivering OT provision across 4 wards. The team have regular CPD sessions, team meetings and service development reviews.

We welcome all Occupational Therapist's who have a keen interest in Mental Health and Dementia to apply for the job role. Please don't hesitate to get in touch, we would welcome visits to meet the team and discuss the role further. We look forward to you joining our team., You will work within the OT team to coordinate and support the day to day running of the OT service. You will supervise other OT staff and student. There will be an opportunity to develop within a speciality and progress your career journey in Occupational Therapy.

Within this post you will complete comprehensive OT assessments, to support independence, engagement in meaningful occupations and discharge planning. This is carried out through 1:1 assessments, group sessions and MDT work.

We believe that delivering person-focused care is central to helping our patients improve their mental health, recover independence and return to their community. Our staff are pivotal to everything we do and we are committed to involving them fully in the development of our services.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.