Job summaryAre you a dynamic, confident and motivated Occupational Therapist with excellent communication skills with the ability to assess and lead on clinical decision making?Looking at a change of direction or for more experience in community care?If so we would really like to hear from you.This is an exciting role, working in a fast paced working environment within a well-established, multi-disciplinary team.As a service we are looking for individuals who are genuinely warm and engaging and focussed on client / customer satisfaction.We are looking for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team.Main duties of the jobThe post will entail working with people who are experiencing severe and enduring mental ill health and enabling them through their recovery journey.You will work with a caseload of service users and support the duty function within the team.You will need thorough knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate expertise in risk assessment and management working in a community setting.It is essential that you have good communication skills and that you operate as a well-integrated member of our friendly, multi-disciplinary team, maintaining a person-centred focus.As a lead nurse, you will have demonstrable RMN post registration experience and be able to demonstrate post registration study and development.You will also need to demonstrate expertise around NMC nurse competencies.You will be expected to be a role model, offering mentoring and supervision to other staff and students.We offer lots of supervision and training opportunities within the team to support practitioners development.You will need to have the ability to transport yourself and service users across a wide geographical area without compromising service needs.About usJoin 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."Benefits include:Commitment to flexible working where this is possible27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' serviceYearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing trainingGenerous NHS pension schemeGood maternity, paternity and adoption benefitsHealth service discounts and online benefitsIncremental pay progressionFree confidential employee assistance programme 24/7Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian NetworkHealth and wellbeing opportunitiesStructured learning and development opportunitiesJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease view the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.Person SpecificationExperienceEssentialPrevious and relevant post-registration experienceQualificationsEssentialQualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social WorkerCurrent registration with the relevant professional body, eg NMC, HCPC, Social Work EnglandOtherEssentialAbility to meet the travel requirements of the post.ExperienceEssentialExperience of working within a WAA crisis and home treatment teamDesirableExperience of working in Adult Assessment servicesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameDerbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressNorth Dales Adult CMHT27-29 Causeway LaneMatlockDE4 3AREmployer's websitehttp://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)