Schoen Clinic Newbridge are looking for a Lead Occupational Therapist to manage a defined caseload of young people with eating disorders using evidence based and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. You will lead the OT team to ensure effective and high quality delivery of the group programme alongside individual patient and family support.
Main duties of the job
Ensure familiarity with the Occupational Therapy Pathway at Newbridge House.
Ensuring own ability to carry out and supervise others to carry out the range of occupational therapy assessments, interventions and group work.
Working with patients to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall care plan.
Planning and implementing individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the patient, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
Monitoring and evaluating treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention.
Ensure that up to date electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Newbridge House Policy.
Delegate work as appropriate to Occupational Therapy team, monitor, review and provide additional support and training as required
Provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues, or delegate appropriately to experienced senior Occupational Therapists.
Undertake annual appraisals with junior colleagues, or delegate appropriately to experienced senior Occupational Therapists.
Understand and exercise a personal duty of care for use of resources i.e. clinical and educational materials.
Oversee the use of and recording of the OT budget.
Due to the commitment to continuous improvement, it is likely that the post will evolve over time. These duties will be subject to regular review and any amendments will be made in consultation and agreement with the post holder.
About us
Schoen Clinic Newbridge is a multi-award-winning and specialist eating disorder hospital, providing inpatient, outpatient and daycare services to young people aged 8-18 years.
Schoen Clinic culture
Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based around our five key values:
Accountable:Taking ownership of the things I say and do
Caring:Treating others as I would like to be treated
Collaborative:Working together to make a winning team
Courageous:Being proud to be different and challenge the norm
Determined:Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached 'Schoen Clinic Lead Occupational Therapist Job Description' for further information about the role.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working as a Senior Occupational Therapist in mental health and/or CAMHS.
* Experience as a clinical supervisor.
* Evidence of CPD.
* Experience facilitating and reviewing group work.
* Experience as a student educator
* Knowledge of current best practice in occupational therapy in eating disorders.
* Experience of using standardised assessment tools.
* Experience communicating effectively with a range of people and conveying complex and difficult information.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of the OT team.
* Ability to keep accurate, up to date clinical records and statistics.
* Ability to critically evaluate research and to apply findings to practice.
* Understanding of Safeguarding legislation and implications for practice.
* Understanding of national guidelines and legislation related to health and social care.
* Experience chairing meetings and disseminating information.
* Understanding of equality and diversity issues.
* Money handling and budget recording skills.
* Previous experience working with young people with Eating Disorders
* Experience of completing written risk assessments.
* Experience of working with young people with Autism.
* Experience of undertaking audits and/or research.
* Experience presenting at conferences.
* Experience of Health and Safety, Quality Assurance and risk management.
* Experience of being a budget holder.
Qualifications
* Dip COT/BSc OT/MSc OT
* HCPC Registration
* RCOT Registration
* Relevant specialist training e.g. MOHO, EMPSA, Sensory Integration, ADOS
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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