Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Inpatient team on Westerdale South, working with patients experiencing difficulties with activities of daily living or occupational performance, where organic or functional mental health presentation is key issue impacting on their ability to engage.
We are offering a permanent position at 1.0 WTE Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapists. You will work alongside another Occupational Therapist in the team to prioritise caseloads.
We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy.
Clinical supervision will be with Lead OT for Mental Health Services for Older People in Tees and the clinical governance requirements to attend the monthly Occupational Therapy Learning and Governance Network provides fantastic CPD and learning opportunities. Line management will be from Team Manager.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.
To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision.
To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
About us
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist in TEWV, you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, always demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values and operating as a leader in the team, service, and organisation.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway and offer input to individuals, their families, and carers, for our inpatients.
All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.
The ability to engage and communicate with older people as well as the parents/family/carers and system around them is essential.
There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Appropriate professional qualification for occupational therapy role.
* Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body.
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits.
* Post graduate training in relevant specialist area.
Experience
* Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery.
* Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disabilities, or autism.
* Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Team.
Knowledge
* Understanding of the needs of people who use our services with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
* Clinical risk assessment and application in practice.
* Knowledge of evidence-based practice in designated specialist area.
* Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics).
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of managing complex occupational therapy cases.
* Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice.
Skills
* Good observational skills and ability to describe such observations verbally and in writing.
* Record keeping and report writing.
* Collaborating with people who use our services and carers and their families in accordance with the principles of co-production.
* Manage own complex caseload and prioritise effectively.
* Support others to manage their caseload and prioritise effectively within a supervisory or educational relationship.
* Effectively manage complex clinical and social issues.
* Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team.
* Delegate tasks appropriately.
* Apply latest research evidence and evaluative thinking in practice.
Other Requirements
* Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
* This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Personal Attributes
* Able to work in accordance with Trust Values.
* Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
* Self-aware and committed to continual professional and personal development.
* Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision.
* Committed to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities, autism.
* Committed to promoting a positive image of the Department, profession, service, and the wider Trust.
* Awareness of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
* Ability to relate therapeutically to the needs of the people who use our services group.
* Ability to adapt treatment using own initiative.
* Ability to work collaboratively with members of the MDT to provide an effective service.
* Ability to plan and organise a caseload and prioritise effectively.
* Ability to work on own in a variety of settings using initiative appropriately.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Able to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team.
* Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
* Committed to promoting a positive image of the profession and Trust.
* Self-awareness and committed to continual personal development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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