Job overview

We are currently recruiting to two Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapy posts within the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Care Group.

Rotation 1 - This rotation is part of a wider Mental Health rotation with opportunities to rotate into the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team, BeeU (Children & Young People), Forensics, Community Mental Health & Older Adult Inpatients (Holly Ward). This rotation is for 12-month period.

Rotation 2 - This rotation is part of the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin ICS includes Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH); Robert Jones Agnes Hunt (RJAH); Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (Shropcom) & Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), offering an opportunity to work with various partner organisations.  This rotation is for 6 months.

The rotational posts are ideal for newly qualified Occupational Therapist or if you are seeking to widen your career opportunities through working in a range of specialities and settings.  Occupational Therapy students who are about to qualify are encouraged to apply.

Within your supporting information, please indicate which rotation you would be interested in or contact recruiting manager for more information.

Main duties of the job

• You will be responsible for the Occupational Therapy assessment of care needs, contributing to the formulation of the person's needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the person's negotiated goals and relevant evidence-based interventions.
• In conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, you will provide Occupational Therapy interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical pathway.
• You will be working in a variety of community and inpatient mental health services and geographies. This may require flexibility working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.

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 including AHP preceptorship programme
• Profession-specific clinical networks and allied health profession network
• 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) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• 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)

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