Occupational Therapist

The postholder will work in collaboration with other Occupational Therapists in the CMHT in contributing to the development and delivery of the OT pathway, while also holding care co-ordination responsibility for a small, defined number of service users. You will promote occupational therapy, supervise support staff and students, and contribute to service development and quality improvement across the service. We are seeking someone that is motivated, organised, able to work autonomously and work collaboratively with the MDT, as well as our partners in the acute directorate to promote recovery and ensure a smooth transition for patients.

To manage a clinical caseload

To work as a member of the MDT

To support the development of evidence-based OT practice

To provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to self-care, leisure and work.

To contribute to service development

To participate in research/audit activities

To supervise the work of Support Workers and OT students on fieldwork placement

To provide specialist OT advice to the MDT

To work independently without direct supervision

To follow an agreed job plan

To manage a capped caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of Care Co-ordinator

To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques

To work with service users in a variety of settings in order to provide the most effective assessment & interventions

To plan & implement service user led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals

To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times

To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for service users with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and identify outcomes

To plan and deliver services in line with the CPA framework, Community Mental Health Framework and NHS Long Term Plan

To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability

To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions

To identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload

To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information

To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans

To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings

To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT

To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust

To contribute and maintain CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

HCPC Registration

Essential: - HCPC registration; - At least two years post qualified experience; - Degree in Occupational Therapy

Transport

Desirable: - Access to vehicle for community work

Skills

Knowledge

Essential: - Experience of care coordination/care management