Job overview

We are seeking enthusiastic and compassionate Occupational Therapists for each of our dementia inpatients wards at the Mount Hospital Leeds.  Alongside our dedicated therapy teams, you will be working with a multi-disciplinary led service which provides specialist assessment, treatment and care for individuals living with dementia.  You will be an enthusiastic and person-centred Occupational Therapist who places the individual at the heart of their work. You will be passionate about dementia care as well as having experience working with older people and mental health.  You must be keen to be part of a continuously developing service and culture.

You will support individuals living with dementia, mental health conditions and physical issues which impact on their everyday tasks and occupations. This includes carrying out Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions and creating person centred care and treatment plans. You will also support individuals to achieve their goals in self-care, productivity and leisure, and offer support and advice to their carers and relatives, whilst working towards discharge.

We offer a robust preceptorship for newly qualitied occupational therapists.  We will extend varied opportunities for training and development as identified through an annual appraisal to experienced occupational Therapists. Well defined supervision systems are in place.

Main duties of the job

·                This Occupational Therapy post forms part of the inpatient team whose purpose is to assess and develop treatment plans to meet the occupational, psychological and vocational needs of the individuals admitted to the dementia inpatient service.

·                You will contribute to the provision and development of Occupational Therapy practice within the setting and provide appropriate and evidence based individual and group work interventions and approaches to service users within the Dementia Inpatient Service and provide clinical supervision for junior staff and support staff.

·                You will utilise your core occupational therapy skills in the provision of high-quality dementia/ mental health care being responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment appropriate to the dementia inpatient service.

·                You will maintain clear links with your profession’s structures and the professional lead within the Trust.  You will support the professions development and modernisation and the adherence to your Professions Standards and Codes of Practice.

·                You will have a caseload of service users as a designated occupational therapist working in collaboration with key and associate workers.

·                You will support a service user’s care pathway ensuring appropriate links to other agencies and ensuring consistent and comprehensive standards of care are met.

Working for our organisation

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 a 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 individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.