Occupational Therapist

• To undertake comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments and develop goal-focused interventions that support service users to participate in meaningful recovery activities, promoting engagement across self-care, education, leisure, exercise and vocational occupations.
• To assess and enhance patients functional abilities and independent living skills, incorporating symptom and risk management, routine building, problem-solving, communication skills, and appropriate aids, adaptations and environmental modifications.
• To contribute to multidisciplinary formulation of patients needs and risk, ensuring occupational perspectives inform clinical decision-making and care planning, while liaising with care coordinators and relevant professionals as required.
• To provide direct and indirect occupational interventions using evidence-based approaches, evaluating their effectiveness and adapting interventions to support individual recovery goals and changing clinical needs.
• To supervise and support the delivery of ward-based activities and provide direct supervision to the designated Activity Co-ordinator, offering guidance to ensure activities are meaningful, purposeful and appropriately delivered.
• To provide supervision and guidance to junior Occupational Therapy, AHP and activity staff and students, supporting their development and promoting safe, effective and professionally appropriate practice

Essential

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with a relevant professional qualification. Specialist OT training and CPD relevant to acute mental health practice. Substantial post-registration experience in acute mental health Occupational Therapy. Experience in assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management. Proven leadership, supervision and people-management experience.