Job summary
Allied Health Professional
(Occupational Therapist or Speech & Language Therapist)
Location: Home Based, Currently, a lot of the work is able to be carried out from
home
Career Level B (NHS Band 6 - 7)
options available
Full time 37.5 hours a
week.Part-time considered for a minimum of 3 days / 22.5 hours a week
We are open to an informal
discussion around flexible working
St
Andrews Healthcare is a charity with an excellent and well-deserved reputation
as a provider of specialist mental healthcare. We transform the lives of people
with the greatest mental health needs.
This service
is part of our Community Partnerships Division who this year had their CQC
rating as good. Below are some of the comments from service users our
services support:
Changed my
life and staff were incredible, faultless, supportive, skilled, lovely and
polite.
The therapy
that has been provided with was like no other I had received in 30 years.
Community
Partnerships, St Andrews Healthcare
Are
you looking for an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, passionate and highly
skilled team of psychologists and MDT where you can use your skills across a
range of clinical populations? Our service is constantly growing, so if
you are a proactive, HCPC registered Allied Health Professional (i.e.
Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech & Language Therapist (SALT) with a
strong client-focus, excellent communication skills and a can-do attitude, we
want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We
have a number of exciting opportunities within our Neurodevelopmental Services
for Adults and Children and are seeking enthusiastic AHP to join our team to
provide diagnostic services for children and/or adults, depending on your
experience. Currently, most of these services are being delivered online but
there will be a requirement to travel into the community in the midlands area for face to face assessments where required. Travel to the Northampton
will also be required on occasion for attendance to team meetings and
supervision. Successful candidates must have experience working with ASD
service users and ideally have ASD assessment experience as well as trained in
diagnostic tools such as the ADOS-2 and DIVA-5 assessments. However, where
necessary, assessment diagnostic training can be provided as well as
comprehensive support and supervision.
Our
service specialises in developing and delivering community-based services for
St Andrews. We currently offer a range of services including, a busy
private therapy clinic, an Expert Witness Service, Diagnostic Assessment
Clinics (ASD) and a Complex Treatment Service for Military Veterans. We are
hoping that successful candidates who have relevant experience and capacity
could also work across some of these other services and those within the wider
Charity where opportunities arise.
About us
The
Role and Person
You
will be able to work independently as well as closely and collaboratively with
a multidisciplinary team. You will be eager to take ownership and
responsibility for delivering your work and will be self-driven,
results-oriented and be able to demonstrate excellent time management and
organizational skills.
You
will be encouraged to develop your strengths and skills through a robust
structure of clinical supervision and opportunities for professional
development.St Andrews has an excellent record of providing
opportunities for research, training and continuing professional development. Training relevant to the requirements of the role will be
provided.
Although
our offices are based in Northampton, the post holder will mostly be required
to deliver assessments online with occasional travel into the community so full
drivers licence is desirable. However, in return, you will also benefit from
having the flexibility to work from home and hours that can work around your
family life.
In
order to be eligible, you will need to be registered with HCPC. Experience
working with ASD service users is essential and ASD diagnostic experience is
desirable but we can offer training if this is an area in which you would like
to professionally develop.
The
successful applicant will have experience of working
successfully with a varied child and adult population with a wide range of
mental health needs and will therefore ideally have a minimum of 1 years post
Job description
Job responsibilities
One
of our new team members who recently joined our team had this to say about us:
What
a refreshing and dynamic team! The clinicians are friendly and warm but also
focused and driven. Its amazing how quickly things get progressed here from
ideas into actions.
Community
Partnerships offers something different to other services that I have worked
for previously; its diverse and expanding service has provided me with
opportunities to continually develop through working with different client
groups across a range of settings. This has allowed me to work with and learn
from a number of clinicians with different areas of expertise. Its flexible
working approach has also been great for promoting a good work-life balance!
If
this sounds like your type of working environment, we look forward to receiving
your application.
The
position is offered as a permanent contract.
Reward
We
offer an excellent benefits package including pension, 35 days holiday,
sickness policy on par with NHS, life cover, cycle to work scheme and
opportunities for research, teaching and continuing professional development.
For
an informal discussion, please contact Sam Cooper-Evans [email protected]
or our recruitment consultant, James Farrelly on email [email protected] or telephone
07827856634
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with service users with ASD or ADHD
Desirable
- Successful candidates must have experience working with ASD service users and ideally have ASD assessment experience as well as trained in diagnostic tools such as the ADOS-2 and DIVA-5 assessments, However, where necessary, assessment diagnostic training can be provided
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications 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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
St Andrew’s Healthcare
Address
Billing Road
Northampton
NN1 5DG