Occupational Therapist

To provide occupational therapy assessments and interventions for adults with mental health needs within community settings.

To manage and prioritise a caseload, supporting service users to achieve their recovery goals and maximise independence.

To work closely with service users, carers and the multidisciplinary team to develop and review care plans.

To deliver evidence-based interventions that promote meaningful occupation, wellbeing and social inclusion.

To maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to risk assessment and management.

To participate in regular supervision, training and service development activities.

To assess service users referred for therapeutic intervention.

To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases with the support of Senior Occupational Therapist.

To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.

To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with service users and their carers, taking into account appropriate safety planning.

To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to the service user, multi- disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.

Please refer to JD for further information.

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Qualifications

Essential: - Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy; - HCPC Registered

Desirable: - Knowledge and training in mental health

Experience

Essential: - Experience working or placement in NHS

Desirable: - Experience working in mental health setting; - Experience working in a community setting