Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a new role and wanting to make a real difference? Then look no further, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within the Mersey Care Eating Disorder Service. This is a clinical post.
You will be joining an established team of Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, Dieticians and Specialist Nurse. We are dedicated to providing a high quality of service and opportunity to access appropriate provision to meet the bio-psycho-social needs of our service users who present with a range of eating difficulties.
The operational hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm William House, Rathbone Hospital, Liverpool, L13 4AW.
Within the role you will receive mental health specific supervision as well as being supported by a wider team of clinicians and Occupational therapists in the Trust. The post holder will effectively manage a caseload of clients with a range of complexity and need.
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions for clients with eating disorders. You will be highly motivated and able to work with different degrees of ambivalence to facilitate behavioural changes to dietary intake and engagement in meaningful activity in support of client’s recovery journey.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Shortlisting planned for: 16 December 2024
The post holder will effectively manage a caseload of clients with complex needs as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Newly appointed post holders who are working towards the foundation gateway will have increased supervision with cases which are considered more complex.
The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff when appropriate, through supervision and appraisal, and participate in planning, development and evaluation of OT services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects. The post holder will maintain close links with other team members and liaise with external agencies and contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT Service.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
CLINICAL – Shared Team
Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team.
Where required, to be involved in the multidisciplinary team duty system and undertake duty assessments as necessary.
Fulfil the care-coordinator role under ECC framework, including planning and coordinating Case Conferences/Reviews.
Ensure intervention is provided in a range of settings suitable to meet the needs of clients.
Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals.
Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.
Participate in case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user care and ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
Participate in regular clinical supervision with Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, as per Trust policy.
Contribute to the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
Contribute to client related developments and therapeutic interventions carried out by the whole team e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy, psycho-social interventions.
Compile and maintain effective client records and record outcome measures in conjunction with clients and in accordance with Professional and Trust policies, procedures and standards.
Participate in the induction, training or education of a variety of staff, students or volunteers attached to the team/service.
CLINICAL – Occupational Therapy Specific
Undertake occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.
Plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, using selected and graded activity to develop the client’s skills in identified areas of deficit.
Undertake comprehensive risk assessment with clients, and record the rationale for therapeutic risk taking in the OT care plan.
Provide specialist reports to inform statutory bodies i.e. Mental Health Act Commission.
Undertake specialist assessments, and compile OT reports, on behalf of the MDT to inform interventions, diagnosis and outcomes for clients with complex needs.
Contribute to ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the occupational therapy process in line with sound evidence based practice.
Provide advice on issues related to ADL for other professionals and carers.
Work closely with OT colleagues from other clinical settings / teams, providing individual and peer group support.
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