Job summary
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will work within a multi-disciplinary team, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join Moor Croft Ward at Foss Park Hospital for a 12 month period.
Moor Croft is an 18 bedded mixed functional ward for older adults and you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team. The multi-disciplinary team works with older adults with complex functional mental health needs and their families/carers to deliver assessment and treatment.
You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in TEWV, to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
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.
All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.
Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the relevant Lead OT. The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.
You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings.
There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
2. Registration with HCPC
3. Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
4. Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale).
5. Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
6. Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
7. Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)
Experience
Essential
8. Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs.
9. Experience of supervising students on placement
10. Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
11. Experience of developing and delivering training
Desirable
12. Day to day supervision of staff
Knowledge
Essential
13. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and application in practice.
14. Clinical Risk assessment and management and application in practice
15. National guidance and key standards in own specialist area
16. Safeguarding and its application in practice
17. Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area