Band 6 Occupational Therapist | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Occupational Therapy is essential and valued across the Trust and we are committed to providing ongoing support, professional development and guidance throughout your time with us. Ably led by our Trust Wide Allied Health Professionals Lead and strong senior AHP leaders, our AHP Strategy reflects our forward thinking, creative and diverse AHP community. - To be part of the Inpatient Therapy Team who provide occupational therapy provision to the acute wards based on the MOHO model. - To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary teams on the wards and, with supervision, be involved in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care. The post will involve delivery of the OT provision to a designated caseload, focusing on recovery and developing skills for life. - This will include planning and running a range of therapeutic groups and individual sessions, carrying out functional assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning, formulation and risk assessment. - You will work closely with the MDT to provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention as part of the acute clinical pathway. The team includes: Occupational Therapists, Dramatherapist, Art Therapist, Technical Instructors and Activity Coordinators. The partnership between Barnet,Enfieldand Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originallyestablishedin 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

We are seeking to recruit a forward thinking and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Therapy Team in Enfield Acute Mental Health at Chase Farm Hospital. The successful candidate will be involved in shaping and monitoring the quality of service provision. As a key member of the MDT the successful applicant will hold a designated caseload and be able to work independently providing OT assessments, addressing occupational performance, enabling the client in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure, and will:

• Be motivated, energetic and a flexible team player with excellent communication skills
• Be able to use initiative and have some responsibilities towards the management of the inpatient treatment programme.
• Demonstrate an interest and participation in evidence -based practice and professional development and working with recovery principles.
• Be familiar with the MOHO and other evidence- based assessment tools in order to establish a baseline functional assessment from which recommendations can determine further on-going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning.