Job overview

Are you a recently or almost qualified Occupational Therapist who would like to work in a community mental health team?

South Shropshire Mental Health Service is looking to recruit a Band 5 Occupational Therapist into a developmental role that following completion of preceptorship would lead to a Band 6 role within the team.

This is a varied role that will allow you to develop the key skills required for working in a busy rural community team whilst offering supervision and preceptorship to allow you to gradually gain confidence and skills.

You will be able to choose either working in our Bridgnorth or Ludlow base although it would be expected that you will support assessments across the South area. The work is varied and will involve individual caseload work, assessments, planning interventions with service users, duty work, supervision of support worker staff

Main duties of the job

• Working in an identified adult community mental health team(South Shropshire)
• Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families.
• Managing a small caseload and delivering Occupational Therapy (OT) Assessments with access to regular and robust supervision and support.
• Delivering occupational therapy interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
• Supporting the team Duty system
• Working as part of a MDT and advocating the role of OT within professional meetings

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) 
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.  

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications