Advanced MH Occupational Therapist - ILS Shropshire

• You will be working in a specialist adult community mental health services, providing evidenced based interventions for an identified caseload of service users.
• You will be responsible for undertaking assessments in accordance with the clinical pathway, to establish the person's needs, goals, risks, and strengths, to inform and generate a formulation-based care plan.
• As a mental health community practitioner, you will be expected to undertake holistic comprehensive assessments and formulation of complex clinical presentations, including risk formulations and risk management plans.
• Responsibility for delivering evidenced based therapeutic interventions on a 1:1 and group basis, in accordance with an agreed care plan.
• The post holder will be responsible for specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention coordination, in accordance with an agreed MDT care plan, for adults with identified sensory integration and processing differences, their families and carers.
• The postholder will provide Clinical Leadership for Occupational Therapists (OT) and be responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
• You will also have the opportunity to assist with consultations, support and supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Service and other areas of the Trust, where identified as appropriate and contributing to the development of complex emotional needs services.

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy/ Msc
• Health and Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist
• Evidence of continuing professional education to master level or equivalent including MSc in Sensory Integration ( or already working towards)

Desirable

• Leadership qualification
• Psychological intervention Qualification including; EMDR, CBT, MBT, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, Structured Clinical Management (SCM).
• Qualification in providing supervision or coaching

Essential

• Highly developed specialist Knowledge across a range of Occupational Therapy interventions and client groups
• Evidence of extensive post registration experience working with adults and their families experiencing mental health difficulties
• Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary/ multi-agency teams
• Experience of leading / contributing to the care planning assessment process

Desirable

• Experience of working in the community with individuals with complex emotional needs and making decisions autonomously
• Experience of presenting at local / national level

Essential

• Range of specialist assessments and interventions to support occupational performance (e.g. Sensory Assessment, sensory integration, MoHOST, COPM)
• Knowledge of Mental Health NICE Guidelines for individuals with complex emotional needs and neurodevelopment conditions with mental health problems
• Knowledge and experience of occupational therapy models, interventions, specialist assessments and outcome measures.
• A range of skills and knowledge to deliver evidence based interventions.