Senior Occupational Therapist

The FCMHT outreach service aims to bridge the gap between inpatient and community services, providing a smooth transition across the care pathway.

You will be working alongside a team which includesregistered Occupational Therapists (Band 7 and Band 6), an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner and Peer Support Worker. The outreach team are embedded in the Norfolk and Suffolk FCMHT along with Psychiatrists, Mental Health Practitioners / Care Coordinators, Psychologists and Psychology Assistants, Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners and Senior Community Workers, and Physical Health Practitioners.

Occupational Therapy staff from the FCMHT outreach team lead on the development and provision of occupation focused aspects of team delivery, specialist occupational assessments, as well as support for, and supervision of, other members of the team.

The post holder be required to engage with the wider multi-disciplinary team and to work across agencies to deliver packages of care in the role of occupational therapist. They will require a good knowledge of Occupational Therapy input into risk assessment & risk management and be able to work well with service users with complex mental health needs and a forensic / offending history.Standardised clinical tools based on the Model of Human Occupation will be utilised where the post holder has identified their appropriateness using specialist knowledge, including occupational formulation.

Experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist who is passionate to provide excellent care to service users?

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.