Occupational Therapist

To provide occupational therapy assessment, treatment and review of service users who experience serious mental Illness (SMI). The post holder will work across the 3 community mental health teams. You will be expected to use your own initiative and clinical skills to plan and carry out treatment, run treatment groups and to contribute to the MDT management and treatment of our service users., + To carry out appropriate OT assessment and treatment of allocated patients.
+ To plan, conduct and participate in various treatment sessions in response to assessment and need.
+ To provide clinical and other support to multidisciplinary team.
+ To carry out 1:1 and group sessions.
+ To work in close liaison with other disciplines involved in the care and treatment of patients allocated to you.
+ To provide in-service training.
+ To develop and maintain community links to increase social inclusion and community integration.
+ To maintain strict confidentiality regarding any information concerning patients.
+ To establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, their relations and friends and to support and promote patients' rights and identity., To be responsible for the assessment treatment and evaluation of patients referred specifically for OT intervention from the Community Mental Health Team.
Undertake assessment to determine the need for longer term support (e.g. referral on to CMHT) under the Care Act 2014.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to, assess, plan and implement brief individualised programmes of care/interventions.
To assess OT need and plan therapeutic OT interventions using the Model of Human Occupation.
To deliver a range of therapeutic interventions in line with professional requirements and in accordance with the job specification.
To write reports using MOHO outcome measures and to ensure up-to-date and accurate records are maintained regarding all patient contact.
Ensure that outcome measures are evidenced using standardised assessment tools such as OSA, OCAIRS, MOHOST.
To use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients, their carers' and families and colleagues. This may include people who may have difficulties with understanding or communication.
To manage patient discharge in a safe and timely manner, ensuring liaison with relevant professionals, to ensure that family and carers are, where appropriate, advised of the patients discharge arrangements, with timely completion of documentation.
To develop partnership working with all relevant agencies/services/individuals to support optimal care for patients
To develop partnership working with all relevant agencies/services/individuals to support optimal care for patients
Participate in risk assessment and formulation of risk management plans
Supervise and assess students during placements.
Provide supervision to staff in the team according to trust policy and standards.
Practice Developments
To ensure that patients, their families and carers are directly involved in decisions which affect their care.
To maintain personal contact with patients, their relatives and carers. Being sensitive to their needs for respect, privacy and dignity and to act as a senior point of contact on the ward.
To initiate patient focussed interventions and developments, which reflect social, cultural and spiritual needs.
To ensure that high standards of record keeping, patient assessment, care planning, risk assessment and management are delivered in accordance with the Care Programme Approach.
To lead or participate in programmes of work as required by service.
To actively contribute to the Trust wide O.T. forum and work stream groups.
Organisation and Management
To promote the involvement of service users, relatives and carers and advocacy workers in the evaluation and development of service delivery.
To take an active role in the management of resources as relevant to the post
To delegate appropriate duties to junior registered and support staff, providing relevant direction and oversight.
To assist in the investigation of complaints and clinical incidents within the community mental health team.
To demonstrate a working knowledge and application of Trust Policies, Guidelines and Protocols, actively contributing to their development and ensuring they are effectively delivering a high standard of clinical care., To ensure that you fulfil all statutory and mandatory training requirements meeting the requirements of registration with HCPC.
To promote and maintain high professional standards demonstrating a commitment to CPD and adhering to the code of ethics and professional conduct.
To participate in clinical / professional and managerial supervision and provide practice / clinical supervision to designated registered and non-registered staff within the community mental health service.
To participate in the Trust appraisal process.
To support the acute services manager in the development, organisation and delivery of training specific to the service.
This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.
General Duties of all post holders
To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.
To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals.
A hints and tips document is attached below for guidance on completing your application form.
Disclosure Barring Certificate check
All of our new starters, who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS), will be recharged for the full cost of the check (DBS checks for volunteers are free of charge).
An enhanced DBS check costs £38 and a standard check costs £18 (plus an administration charge of £3.50). If you are a substantive member of staff, the full amount will be taken from your first month's salary.
If you are a member of staff on our bank, you will need to repay the full amount from your first salary.
We encourage you to register with the DBS update service at an annual cost of £13 (this is mandatory for bank staff).
Other important information
+ We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
+ Priority will be given to applications from existing NHS employees who have an at risk status
+ This post is on our terms and conditions (T&Cs). If you are an existing employee currently on transferred terms and conditions (i.e. you transferred from another employer and retained their T&Cs) and you are voluntarily applying for this post; if you are successful, you will be employed on our T&Cs
+ You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview
+ We will notify you by email if you have been shortlisted or not. Computer access is available at your local job centre or library. Please make sure you check your spam filter/junk folder. If any mail goes to your junk folder please mark it as safe
+ If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post
+ If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application
+ We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received
+ Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
+ We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our recruiting managers directly.

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