Occupational Therapist

Implementation of evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate specialist interventions in addition to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services.

Participate in therapy hub group program utilizing a range of psychoeducational interventions, such as anxiety management, distress tolerance and recovery focused groups that will feed into recovery focused care planning.

The successful applicant will need to be an enthusiastic and committed individual who will be part of a wider team, including other Occupational Therapists, AHP colleagues and members of an Multi-Disciplinary Team within an- Inpatients Therapy Hub.

The candidate will need to be flexible in service provision/cross site cover on different wards when required and support the team pan trust.

The post holder will have responsibility for a caseload of clients including those with complex needs and will need to provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions to adults adults within primarily a hospital setting but also community settings at times where the need arises.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate robust OT clinical skills and knowledge of working mental health settings.

We are an energetic and hardworking team, working with adults with mental health needs. We regularly come together as a wider pan trust group to explore ways we can ensure a quality service as well as enabling shared learning. We work alongside our wider AHP colleagues as well as Nurses, Clinical Psychologists, Support Workers and other partners including those with lived experiences as well as, both internal and external. As a Trust we are committed to increasing the quality and range of services we provide which are safe and supportive to services users, their carers and relatives, as well as supporting staff individual development.