Occupational Therapist

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

E xciting Fixed Term contract opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 5 Occupational Therapist ( OT) post at Prospect Park Hospital (PPH) based in Reading . Secondment opportunity will also be considered for this post .
P PH serves all the localities in Berkshire and has approximately 170 inpatient beds spread acr oss four adult acute Mental Health wards, two older adult Mental Health wards and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). In this position you will be allocated to work on one of the wards .
The PPH Therapy team is composed of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy team members. Working in a passionate Allied Health Professional team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth with opportunities to help you to build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will have a passion for caring a warm personality and the resilience to play a vital role in helping patients take the next step in their journey. With excellent communication and people skills, you will be empathetic and sensitive to the needs of patients, their families, and carers. You will engage and motivate patients therapeutically, using verbal and non-verbal skills where there are barriers to communication and understanding.
To provide O ccupational T herapy services for people in receipt of mental health and physical health services across Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) .
To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based / client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate O ccupational T herapy interventions.
Contribute specific O ccupational T herapy knowledge and skills to the multi-professional team.
Participate in supervision of junior staff and students as required .
Ensure effective liaison with other services within the 6 localities in Berkshire including voluntary, statutory general community resources.
To be an active member of the PPH O ccupational T herapy team providing OT intervention in one of the following areas: acute adult mental health admission wards, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit ( PICU ) , older people’s in-patient ward s
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Professional qualification or degree in O ccupational T herapy with HCPC registration
A commitment and passion to deliver high quality care in a mental health.
An ability to be flexible and work creatively in accordance with service needs .
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possibl