Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapists
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 453-25-7219289
- Employer
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lynfield Mount Hospital
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Rehabilitation Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
BDCFT is committed to delivering rehabilitation services to reduce health inequalities and improve the health and social care outcomes for individuals in our communities with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). The post holder will perform senior role in a specialist pilot team and be pro-active in developing processes to identify, review and engage those service users stuck within; acute inpatient beds, cycles of re-admission, or in-appropriate residential placements. The post holder will display a specialist therapy skill set and provide sound reasoning to support and enable timely step down into a variety of settings including NHS rehab provision, the new Hollingwood Lane / Heathfield Grove rehab supported housing unit, the wider supported housing provision, or more independent community settings
Closing date: 19/06/2025
Shortlisting date: 20/06/2025
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
This is a specialised clinical post, and the post holder will maintain caseload management and clinical skills, to deliver evidence-based interventions to their caseload stepping provision up and down as required, whilst recognising existing good practice and opportunities for wider service developments.
Working closely with a variety of professional teams at place, Clinical Leads and the Rehabilitation Programme Manager, the post holder will be proactive in developing, embedding and evaluating sustainable rehabilitation pathways to meet NG 181 and GIRFT recommendations.
• To manage a clinical caseload as required to meet the rehabilitation needs of service users.
• To support patient flow and development of rehabilitation pathways as defined by Advanced Rehabilitation OT and Rehab Programme Lead.
• To input evidence based specialist occupational therapy / mental health rehabilitation knowledge and skills at place and as part of wider rehabilitation pathways.
• To be a proactive team member in respect of communication, team administration, quality of service and service development.
• To provide effective supervision and support to all colleagues.
• To deliver high quality practice placement education.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
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.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Nursing, AHP, Social Work, Psychotherapy
- Short specialist course/s with relevance to specialist clinical area
- State registration with NMC, HCPC, BACP
- Full current UK Driving License
- Professional practice educator training
Desirable criteria
- Professional Practice education accreditation
- Leading an Empowered Organization (LEO) training or equivalent
- Level 2 Chartered Management Institute training or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working as an Mental Health Practitioner assessing the needs of service users with severe and enduring mental health problems.
- Mental health rehabilitation
- Clear supervisory experience.
- Professional practice education experience
Desirable criteria
- Post registration experience of working with a range of mental health problems i.e. psychosis and personality disorders
- Experience working with individuals having neurodevelopmental disorders
- Experience of working within an inpatient setting.
- Conducting staff reviews
Health and Well-Being skills
Essential criteria
- Clear understanding or working knowledge of NICE guidance relative to clinical area & quality indicators.
- Experience of using a variety of specialized assessments and models
- Experience of using outcome measures appropriate to the specialist clinical area.
- Able to relate to and empower people to realize and maintain their potential in relation to health and wellbeing.
- Ability to assess function, ability, risk and interdependencies with psychosocial needs contributing to overall assessment of health and well being needs.
- Ability to create, monitor and review treatment plans, taking into account the complex, serious and changing needs of individuals.
- Effectively utilize a wide range of specialist therapeutic skills to provide treatment interventions, both through individual and group media.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of recovery approach
- Demonstrable innovation in mental health rehabilitation
- Knowledge of relational security
- Experience of service user involvement
- Knowledge of issues relating to substance misuse
- Knowledge pertaining to criminogenic issues
General
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the Band 6 role and own developmental needs with regard to the post.
- Understanding of current mental health recovery & rehabilitation agenda and national guidance with regard to same
- Understanding of the role in supporting flow and transition
- Ability to work closely with managers/peers and MDT to deliver high quality service.
- Ability to plan, allocate and supervise the work others.
- To adopt and adapt a professional approach in a variety of situations.
- Ability to utilize information technology
- Ability to use effective and diverse range of communication
- Access to own car, available for work, unless precluded by disability
Desirable criteria
- Experience of project leadership
- Team leadership experience.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dishna Parmar
- Job title
- Advanced Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07386692292
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