At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We like to do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, a vibrant urban location, thriving seaside spot, or the among the rolling hills of a stunning rural setting, there are a lot of ways you can make a difference in our local communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future – we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team. You’ll challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

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Are you an enthusiastic, forward thinking Occupational Therapist looking to develop their skills and experience? The Learning Disability Service in Ferndown and Purbeck, is staffed by a passionate and dedicated team and is looking for a like-minded Occupational Therapist to join us for a twelve month secondment.

This is an excellent opportunity to practice Occupational Therapy within the challenging and rewarding field of community learning disability.

Working part time (30hrs per week) the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to work proactively and in partnership with people with learning disabilities, their families and carers and support them to live successfully in the community. This role requires you to maintain effective links with mainstream services, working in partnership with the CCG to support equal access. You will be committed to improving outcomes for our service users and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in supporting health and occupational needs to support and empower people with a learning disability.

The post will require working within both the Ferndown and Purbeck areas (two days for each service) working within the office environment, home working as well as face to face patient visits in the community. This secondment opportunity allows you to develop your skills and build upon
your experience.

If you are interested in working to increasing your skills through supporting a diverse caseload, within a supportive Multidisciplinary team, and would benefit from in service training; monthly supervision; CPD opportunities; clinical and management support; NHS pension scheme; holiday and sick pay then we look forward to your application.

Please read the job description and personal specification carefully before applying for this position ensuring that you meet the requirements of the role.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Car owner/driver essential, subject to the provisions of the Equality Act (2010)

Informal enquiries and visits are welcomed; please contact Karen Tancock, Senior Clinical Lead, Learning Disabilities, Pan Dorset Community Health Services on 07786624846 or Sean Farrow, Clinical Lead for Ferndown and Purbeck Community Learning disability teams/ Professional Occupational Therapy lead for Dorset on 07979702399.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name:  Sean Farrow

Job title:  Clinical Lead Ferndown and Purbeck LD team; Professional Occupational Therapy lead Dorset Healthcare

Email address:  sean.farrow@nhs.net

Telephone number:  07979702399

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What working for us will provide:

• 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years
• Excellent NHS pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
• Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
• Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
• Relocation costs where applicable
• Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying and selling annual leave
• NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.

What you need to do:

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

After applying via NHS Jobs your application will be imported into our preferred third party recruitment system, TRAC. All information about your application will come from apps.trac.jobs. You won’t be able to track progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Dorset HealthCare transferring the information contained in the application to Trac and accept a privacy notice under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website.