The Inpatient unit is split across two wards (male and female). The post-holder will predominantly be based on one of the wards, but will be expected to support across both wards as caseload requires. Main duties of the role - To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner; to work alone with access to guidance from highly specialised Occupational Therapists within the trust. To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands. To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload. This may involve complex decision making regarding patients being safe to return to their place of residence or requiring admission to hospital. This may cause conflict within the multidisciplinary team and patients/carers requiring management and negotiation to ensure the best possible outcomes. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.