Senior Occupational Therapist / Senior Community MH Practitioner

The post-holder will support the day-to-day provision of high-quality mental health care within the specific locality of the CMHT. They will provide direct supervision and leadership for the Band 5 Occupational Therapy staff within the team, and also support colleagues within the partnership through providing recommendations and guidance to support occupationally-informed care plans. This role involves both integrated working, within a wider mental health service, providing recovery-focused and person centred care plans, interventions and management of risks, and also Occupational Therapy specific work.

This exciting role offers the post-holder the opportunity to further develop skills in leadership, service development and enhanced clinical practice, with support from the Professional Lead Occupational Therapist and the wider clinical leadership team. It is an excellent opportunity to work within an MDT where Occupational Therapy is valued and promoted. The transformation of community mental health services also requires the post holder to work within the integrated service, with partnership organisations, in the delivery of care and treatment to ensure mental health care is provided in the right place, at the right time, to meet individual needs. This role supports the balance of core and specialist mental health skills, such as the duty and triage responsibilities, MDT formulation and 1:1 assessment and intervention, alongside specialist Occupational Therapy provision.

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.