Senior Occupational Therapist

• To assist in identifying, developing and providing the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
• To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
• To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously.
• Managing a case load of service users who have complex needs.
• Being flexible and responsive to competing demands.
• Promoting Occupational Therapy in the service and keeping an occupational focus at the centre of practice.
• To ensure assessment of service users and analyse and interpret information gained to form an accurate formulation of function, strengths, capabilities and occupational needs.
• To work collaboratively with service users, staff, and carers to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan which maximises occupational engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions in order to measure progress and increase efficacy for the best possible service user outcomes and experience.

Essential

• A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Trained as a Practice Educator

Essential

• Experience of individual & Group Interventions
• Ability to make decisions and work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team
• Ability to prioritise own work effectively and to be able to guide others